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Posted in EU Info on 10/06/2010 11:23 pm by admin
Does the European Union have as National anthem?
Does the European Union have as National anthem? i was just wandering, because it has a flag, currency, laws and stuff already. Whats the National anthem called?
The Ninth Symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven is the anthem not only of the European Union but also of Europe in a wider sense. For the final movement of this symphony, Beethoven set to music the “Ode to Joy” written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller. This poem expresses Schiller’s idealistic vision of the human race becoming brothers – a vision Beethoven shared.
http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/anthem/index_en.htm
In 1972, the Council of Europe (the same body that designed the European flag) adopted Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” theme as its own anthem. The well-known conductor Herbert Von Karajan was asked to write three instrumental arrangements – for solo piano, for wind instruments and for symphony orchestra. Without words, in the universal language of music, this anthem expresses the ideals of freedom, peace and solidarity for which Europe stands.
In 1985, it was adopted by EU heads of State and government as the official anthem of the European Union. It is not intended to replace the national anthems of the Member States but rather to celebrate the values they all share and their unity in diversity
Herman van Rompuy outlines EU Council Summit progress – Oct. 2010
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