EU symbol/flag?

Question

do the stars represent the number of countries that belong to the EU,

if so when new countries join , do they just add another star, and remove all the old flags etc

Answer 1

The stars represent the 12 original countries which made up the EU.  No they haven't added anymore stars since new countries have joined.

Answer 2

The 12 stars represent perfection - they are nothing to do with the number of countries, or the original number of countries (there were only 6 when the EEC was first set up anyway). The flag was originally designed for the Council of Europe, not the EEC/EU anyway, which has far more members than the EU does.

Answer 3

the number of 12 stars has been fixed and will not change.

At the moment EU has 27 members,though it should get rid of some like UK or poland.

Answer 4

Who gives a toss a the flag means nothing to me and if the stars and circle represent perfection then they need to change the flag to moons and a square. The flag means nothing to those who dont recognise it.

Answer 5

Yes to all

Answer 6

From the EU web page.

It is often thought to relate to the original number of members but this is coincidental.

http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/emblem/inde...

Answer 7

circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background. In various traditions, twelve is a symbolic number representing perfection. It is also, of course, the number of months in a year and the number of hours shown on a clock face. The circle is, among other things, a symbol of unity. So the European flag was born, representing the ideal of unity among the peoples of Europe.

Answer 8

f**k knows. i for one do not and never will recognise it. might wipe my *** with it every now and then though