Folkomröstningen om Amsterdamfördraget i Danmark 1998
Folkomröstningen om Amsterdamfördraget i Danmark hölls 28 maj1998.[1] Resultatet av folkomröstningen blev att Danmark anslöt sig till Amsterdamfördraget, då 55,1 procent röstade för och 44,9 procent röstade mot. Valdeltagandet var 76,2 procent.
The CoE and EU are distinct in membership and nature. The CoE is a 47-member international organisation dealing with human rights and rule of law, while the EU is a quasi-federal union of 27 states focused on economic integration and political cooperation. Today, the flag is mostly associated with the latter.
It was the intention of the CoE that the flag should come to represent Europe as a whole, and since its adoption the membership of the CoE covers nearly the entire continent. This is why the EU adopted the same flag. The flag has been used to represent Europe in sporting events and as a pro-democracy banner outside the Union.