MAY 18, 2025 — Suginčiai, a town in northeastern Lithuania, has officially adopted a new coat of arms, and flag, according to a Facebook post by the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission on Friday, May 16. The visual elements of the newly designed symbols incorporate lilies, a motif selected to represent both the prosperity of local homesteads…
MAY 14, 2025 — On May 17, the town of Dieren in the Netherlands will unveil its new village flag, selected through a community-led design competition and public vote. The unveiling coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Dierense Toren and will take place during the Mud & Fun Festival. The winning design, chosen by…
MAY 12, 2025 — Nearly half the village of De Steeg in the Netherlands turned out to vote in its first-ever official flag election, culminating in the unveiling of the winning design during King’s Day celebrations, reports Studio Rheden. The flag, designed by resident Ronald Sterk, was revealed at a community event attended by local…
MAY 2, 2025 — Poland commemorated National Flag Day and the Polish Diaspora Day today with a series of official ceremonies in Warsaw, Polskie Radio SA reports. President Andrzej Duda presided over the celebrations at Warsaw’s Belvedere Palace, accompanied by First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda. “It is the white and red that became the colours of…
APRIL 28, 2025 — Leaders and guests gathered in London to celebrate Faroese Flag Day on Friday, April 25. This year’s Flag Day Reception, hosted by the Representation of the Faroe Islands at the National Liberal Club, was attended by Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen and Jennifer Anderson, Co-Director for Europe at the UK Foreign…
APRIL 28, 2025 — In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the official emblem and flag for Ukraine’s State Treasury Service, the Judicial and Legal Newspaper reports. According to a presidential decree signed on April 23, the new designs and regulations regarding their usage have been officially adopted. The emblem consists of a green circular…
APRIL 26, 2025 — Circassians worldwide commemorated Circassian Flag Day yesterday on April 25, according to the Caucasus Knot. In the southern regions of Russia, including Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia, residents participated in events that emphasized the historical and cultural significance of the Circassian flag. In preparation for the holiday, local authorities organized educational activities…
APRIL 23, 2025 — A proposal for a new, inclusive flag for Northern Ireland need not contradict aspirations for Irish unity, according to Professor David Mitchell of Trinity College Dublin. In a newly published academic paper, The Flag that Does Not Exist – Yet?, Mitchell contends that a neutral regional emblem could foster unity and…
APRIL 23, 2025 — More than 150 designs have been submitted by young artists in a community-wide effort to create a new flag for Bourtreehill, a town in Scotland’s North Ayrshire, as part of its upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations, the Irvine Times reports. The flag design competition, launched earlier this year by Irvine East councillor…
APRIL 18, 2025 — The newly merged municipality of Tongeren-Borgloon in Belgium has presented its proposed municipal flag, designed to reflect the unique heraldic traditions of both former municipalities, reports the Het Belang van Limburg. While final approval rests with the Flemish Government, the designs will be formally introduced to the municipality council on April…