The European Union removed Union Jack flags from their key buildings on Friday night, hours before the United Kingdom leaves the EU after 46 years of membership.

Eurovision banned the EU flag. ... Even though the 27-nation EU did not compete as such, many of its member states did, and the star-spangled blue flag is often seen as a unifier for all involved.

A woman holds Ukrainian and EU flags during the opening ceremony of Free Ukraine Square, next to the Russian embassy in Krakow, Poland, on July 12, 2022. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ...