I first watched the Eurovision Song Contest when I was 11 years old. It was the year Moldova participated for the first time, and Zdob si Zdub's “Grandma” managed to secure 6th place. Since then, I ...

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 ...

The European flag consists of a simple blue background with 12 gold stars arranged in a circle. But the 12 stars don’t represent anything specific, and the color blue was selected because the other ...

Europe is celebrating its flag: Twelve golden stars, explicitly, and in contrast to some national flags, not representing member states or units but "the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among ...

LONDON -- A document accidentally leaked online specifying which flags will be permitted at the Eurovision venue this year has triggered anger across Europe. The guidelines, which are meant to keep ...

A spectator carries a European flag during the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, May 10, 2018. PEDRO NUNES / REUTERS Rarely has the Eurovision Song Contest generated so much controversy.

Bono has promised to wave the European Union flag proudly during U2's upcoming European leg of the ‘experience and innocence 2018’ tour. “During the show we’re going to wave a big, bright, blue EU ...