The blue flag with twelve yellow stars is today the emblem of the European Union, but many European citizens are unaware of ...
A social media post by Antonio Tajani, Italy’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, has sparked debate around the origins and symbolism of the European flag. Writing on X to mark 40 years since ...
To be a European is to have learned from history that what starts off as patriotic fervour can, under the wrong kind of pressure, curdle into something far uglier. Most Europeans thus treat the flags ...