This is the problem with using "Europe" as anything other than a geographical term. There is the EU, the Council of Europe (both of which use the same flag BTW

This is the problem with using "Europe" as anything other than a geographical term. There is the EU, the Council of Europe (both of which use the same flag BTW), the EEA, the ESA.... Its very sloppy - its worse than calling the UK "England", although maybe not as bad as referring to the UK as "London" (yes, I have come across people who do that).