Editing Anthem of Europe (section)

== Usage ==
"Ode to Joy" is the anthem of the [[Council of Europe|Council of Europe (CoE)]] and the [[European Union|European Union (EU)]]. In the context of the CoE, the anthem is used to represent all of Europe. In the context of the EU, the anthem is used to represent the union and its people. It is used on occasions such as Europe Day and formal events such as the signing of treaties. The European Parliament seeks to make greater use of the music; then-Parliament President [[Hans-Gert Pöttering]] stated he was moved when the anthem was played for him on his visit to Israel and ought to be used in Europe more often.<ref name="Parl use" />

The German public radio station [[Deutschlandfunk]] has broadcast the anthem together with the {{Lang|de|[[Deutschlandlied]]|italic=no}} shortly before midnight since New Year's Eve 2006. The two anthems were specially recorded by the [[Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra]] in versions characterized by "modesty and intensity".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/wer-d-singt-muss-auch-e-singen-100.html |title=Wer D singt, muss auch E singen |work=[[Deutschlandfunk]] |first=Matthias |last=Sträßner |trans-title=Whoever sings D, must also sing E |language=de|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

At the 2007 [[Signing of the Treaty of Lisbon|signing ceremony]] for the [[Treaty of Lisbon]], the [[Plenipotentiary|plenipotentiaries]] of the European Union's twenty-seven member states stood in attendance while the "Ode to Joy" was played and a choir of 26 Portuguese children sang the original German lyrics.<ref>{{YouTube|ljK58EK8vxI|Signing ceremony of the Treaty of Lisbon (Full) 1/6}}</ref>

In 2008 it was used by [[Kosovo]] as [[Europe (anthem)|its national anthem]] until it adopted its own, and it was played at [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|its declaration of independence]], as a nod to the EU's role in its independence from Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-17-kosovo-independence_N.htm|title=Kosovo declares independence|work=USA Today|date=17 February 2008|access-date=2008-03-12|archive-date=11 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511045607/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-17-kosovo-independence_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Ode to Joy", automatically orchestrated in seven different styles, was used on 18 June 2015 during the ceremony celebrating the 5000th ERC grantee as anthem of the [[European Research Council]] to represent achievements of European research.<ref>{{YouTube|0qnTaAz-xtQ|Machine Learning Techniques for Reorchestrating the European Anthem}}</ref>

"Ode to Joy" is used as the theme song to the [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|2016 UEFA Euro qualifying]] and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|European qualifying of the 2018 FIFA World Cup]] football competition at the introduction of every match.<ref>{{YouTube|_fgdXBEhNNc|European Qualifiers Intro – UEFA EURO 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, members of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] from the [[Scottish National Party]] first whistled and then sang "Ode to Joy" during a vote at the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] to protest against [[Brexit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/snp-mps-parliament-ode-to-joy-ludwig-van-beethoven-european-union-article-50-brexit-a7570486.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/snp-mps-parliament-ode-to-joy-ludwig-van-beethoven-european-union-article-50-brexit-a7570486.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The SNP staged a musical protest as MPs voted on whether to trigger Article 50|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=8 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2018, the anthem of Japan and the anthem of the EU were performed in Tokyo during the official signing of the [[EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 July 2018|title=Official welcome ceremony, EU-Japan summit, Tokyo|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/media-galleries/international-summit/20180717-eu-japan/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-30|website=www.consilium.europa.eu|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018064716/https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/media-galleries/international-summit/20180717-eu-japan/ |archive-date=18 October 2018 }}</ref> The European anthem is often played at the signing of official economic or political agreements with foreign governments.
In 2023, it was played after the anthem of Ukraine during President of Ukraine [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]'s visit to the EU parliament.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}