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In 1986 the EU flag as we know it today was first hoisted in front of EU headquarters in Brussels. More than 25 years later, the EU welcomed its most recent member state.
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· 1986: European flag inauguration ceremony in front of the Berlaymont headquarters
· 1995: Death of Dutch EU founding father Sicco Mansholt
· 2010: Price caps on roaming within the EU come into force
· 2013: Croatia becomes the 28th EU member state
· 2017: Death of former European Parliament President and French Politician Simone Veil
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