In
1955
the
Council
of
____________________
was
considering
what
symbol
to
adopt
for
itw
own
use
.
After
much
discussion
,
the
present
design
was
adopted
:
a
____________________
of
12
gold
stars
on
a
____________________
background
.
The
number
of
____________________
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
number
of
member
state
.
There
are
____________________
stars
because
the
number
12
is
traditionally
the
symbol
of
the
perfection
,
completeness
and
____________________
.
The
circle
is
,
among
other
things
,
a
symbol
of
unity
.
So
the
European
____________________
was
born
,
representing
the
ideal
of
unity
among
the
peoples
of
Europe
.
The
Council
of
Europe
encouraged
other
European
____________________
to
adopt
the
same
flag
.
In
1985
,
the
flag
was
adopted
by
all
European
Union
____________________
of
State
and
governments
as
the
official
emblem
of
the
European
____________________
.
