How many stars are there in the European flag?
It was in 1986 that the European Union started to use the flag, a circle of 12 yellow stars on a blue background. The number of stars, incidentally, has nothing to do with the number of Member States; it symbolises perfection. For further information on the European flag/emblem, including the graphical specifications, access: http://europa.eu.int/abc/symbols/emblem/index_en.