Protocol & Etiquette

How the 27 EU Member States Regulate the Display of Their National Flag

27 May 202624 May 2026 by Luca Sereno

A row of EU member-state national flags on tall flagpoles in front of the Paul-Henri Spaak building of the European Parliament in Brussels.

A country-by-country comparison of the laws governing how the national flag is displayed across all 27 EU member states — sanctions, protocols and peculiarities.