Friday's ceremony was attended by representatives of the European Commission as well as the European Parliament, the diplomatic corps and several Ukrainians, many of whom wore traditional dress.
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00:00A 30-meter Ukrainian flag has been unfurled outside the European Commission building in
00:07Brussels to mark the country's state flag day.
00:10The ceremony on Friday was attended by representatives of the Commission as well as the European
00:15Parliament, the diplomatic corps and several Ukrainians.
00:19European Parliament Vice President Sophie Wilmers said that she was pleased to once
00:23again express the steadfast support of the European Parliament for Ukraine.
00:28While the EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said the Commission condemns
00:33the ongoing missile and drone attacks by Russia aimed at civilian populations.
00:40As Friday turned into Saturday, Ukraine was still ever-present in the Belgian capital.
00:46August 24 sees Ukraine mark Independence Day, the day it declared itself a sovereign nation
00:51from the former Soviet Union.
00:54The station Europe Visitor Centre was illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag to mark
00:59the day, as was the European Commission building.