Extremely sorry for the delay, but I thought we should wait a while until I post, seeing as the last few challenges garnered little attention.
NEW CHALLENGE 21 January 2011
Deadline for Entries - Midnight GMT 25th January (may be extended in event of insufficient entries)
POD:
3rd May 1960: The existing EEC Heads of State have formally approved the induction of 4 new members : Denmark, Norway, Ireland and the UK despite rumours President de Gaulle of France would veto the applications.
1981: The Hellenic Republic, Finland and Sweden are admitted to the EU.
1982: Austria joins the EU.
1986: Portugal and Spain accede after Franco and Salazar are overthrown, while a now United Republic of Cyprus is admitted after tensions are finally resolved with EU mediation.
1st January 2004: Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania join the EU.
1st January 2007: Romania and Bulgaria are formally admitted to the EU.
Challenge:
Design a flag for the European Union. This may be 'submitted' in the original 1960s contest, or as an entry for a competition held in 2007 for a new flag to be introduced if referendums to be held in 2015 approve federalisation.
Map Key:
Dark Blue - Member nations before 2004
Sea Green - Members admitted 2004
Light Blue - Members admitteed 2007
Light Green - Countries which have formally submitted applications
Dark Green - Countries expressing interest in joining
Submit Entries
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