Ahead of the final, a spokesperson for the European Broadcasting Union that runs the show said ticket holders are only allowed to bring and display flags representing participating countries ...

"The European Union flag is the symbol of this. With the European elections less than a month away, there should be no obstacles, big or small, to celebrating what unites all Europeans." ...

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 ...

and the Palestinian flag. The guidelines were developed by SRC SSR in cooperation with the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to create a "balanced approach" for both audience members ...

Yet the flag was only adopted to represent what were then the European Communities in 1985, and it only lodged in the public mind as the European Union’s primary symbol in the 21st century.