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Rick Steves Points Out Something Odd About European Flags Americans Are Sure To Notice

Flags in the United States are fairly straightforward. The nicknamed "Stars and Stripes" flag has stayed almost the same for more than two centuries, save for the addition of new stars for new states ...
Washington Times

Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest. The EU is demanding to know why

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive said Monday it will demand explanations from Eurovision song contest organizers why its flag was banned from the concert hall during the final. In a contest ...
Reuters

Let in our flag, EU encourages Eurovision after ban 'mistake'

BRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest's ban of the European Union flag was a "completely regrettable" mistake that should be rectified next year, the European Commission said on ...
The Economist

Why moderates are reclaiming Europe’s national flags

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 ...
The Hill

The EU is angry that Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest and wants to know why

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their ...