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Fact-checking Antonio Tajani's interpretation of the European flag

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 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 Conversation

I’ve researched the politics of flags in Northern Ireland for decades – here’s what England needs to understand

Dominic Bryan receives funding from the ESRC and I have received funding from the AHRC, the Government of Northern Ireland and the Irish Government in the past. I am a member of the Green Party. Flags ...