Anthem of Europe

European Anthem^[1]^[2]
	Organisational anthem of the Council of Europe and the European Union
Lyrics	Friedrich Schiller, 1785
Music	Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824
Adopted	1972 and 1985
Audio sample
	"Ode to Joy" (instrumental) file; help;

The "Anthem of Europe" (Latin: Hymnus Europae, say: HIM-nooss EW-roh-py) is the anthem of both the European Union and the Council of Europe. It has no words, just music, and is based on the 1823 song "Ode to Joy".

Its purpose is to honour shared European values. The EU describes it as expressing the ideals of freedom, peace and unity. The anthem is played on official occasions such as political or civil events.

↑ "The European Anthem". Council of Europe. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
↑ "European Anthem". Europa. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

[autogenerated1-1] "The European Anthem". Council of Europe. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[autogenerated2-2] "European Anthem". Europa. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

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