PH EU chiefs are drawing up plans to have 'ring of star' incorporated into all 'Council of Europe flags

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Graphic artists in Brussels have even drawn up proposed designs which show the blue and gold Flag of Europe either displayed in the top left hand corner or even more brazenly in the CENTRE of the existing national flags. The move is being pushed through prior to the UK vote on EU membership on June 23 in what is seen by critics as a cynical bid to officially cement Britain’s links to the European Union. A high ranking Brussels-based diplomat who leaked the plans to Express.co.uk said: “The idea of incorporating the 12 stars into national flags has been around as long as the Council of Europe has existed.

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“We pushed through the incorporation of the EU flag onto car registration plates in the late 90s and no-one kicked up a fuss, so, to many members this seems a logical next step.

This whole proposal is an absolute joke. It’s indicative of how insidious Brussels can be Mike Hookem

“Some expressed concern that Britain might kick back a little, but usually it’s just a lot of huffing and puffing in your parliament then Brussels pushes through the legislation it wants.” Critics view the move as the clearest sign yet the EU plans a full United States of Europe.

PH The graphics show that the stars are set to appear either in the top left hand corner or centrally

Some of the newer, smaller EU states are believed to be keen on the idea and German EU diplomats are pushing for the move. But France and Italy are outraged and plan to fight the proposal.

New EU flags Fri, April 1, 2016 EU chiefs are drawing up secret plans ordering member nations to incorporate the ‘ring of stars’ emblem of the Council of Europe into their flags. Play slideshow European Union 1 of 28 UK

GETTY Soon these two flags could be merged if UK decide to stay in the EU on June 23rd

Claude Boursin, spokesman for the centre-right Partie de Reddition Singe, said: “The tricoleur is a symbol of French courage in the face of adversity – our 'never surrender' spirit. It has mythic status in our country and we will never let it be tampered with.” UKIP MEP Mike Hookem said: “This whole proposal is an absolute joke. It’s indicative of how insidious Brussels can be but seriously we'd have to be fools to fall for it.”

GETTY It's unclear whether this legislation will pass and when the flags will be put into production