The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg

The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. Membership is open to all European states which accept the principle of the rule of law and guarantee fundamental human rights and freedoms to their citizens. Download high resolution version (1039x597, 161 KB)Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, France. ... Download high resolution version (1039x597, 161 KB)Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, France. ... For the political science journal, see: International Organization An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... The rule of law implies that government authority may only be exercised in accordance with written laws, which were adopted through an established procedure. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Personal Liberty is one of the meanings of freedom. Statue of Liberty - Societal Liberty is one of the meanings of freedom. For proper-noun uses of Freedom, see Freedom (disambiguation). ...

One of the main successes of the Council was the European Convention on Human Rights in 1950, which serves as the basis for the European Court of Human Rights. The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, also known as the European Convention on Human Rights, was adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe[1] in 1950 to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights, often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states. ...

The seat of the Council of Europe is in Strasbourg on the Franco-German border. Originally meeting in Strasbourg's University Palace, it is now domiciled in the Palace of Europe on the outskirts of the city centre. City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... The borders of modern France closely align with those of the ancient territory of Gaul, inhabited by Celts known as Gauls. ...

The Council of Europe is not to be confused with the Council of the European Union or the European Council, as it is a separate organisation and not part of the European Union. The Council of the European Union forms, along with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union (EU). ... The European Council, sometimes informally called the European Summit, is a meeting of the heads of state or government of the European Union, and the President of the European Commission (not to be confused with the Council of the European Union, or the Council of Europe). ...

Founding

The Council of Europe was founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich on 19 September 1946 (text of speech) calling for a "United States of Europe", similar to the United States of America, in the wake of the events of World War II. The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zurich. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States of Europe is a name occasionally given to one version of the possible future unification of Europe as a national and sovereign federation of states similar in formation to the United States of America. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe...

The Council was officially founded on 5 May 1949 by the Treaty of London when the ten original members signed the statute of Westminster. This treaty is now known as the Statute of the Council of Europe. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wikisource. ...

Aims

Article 1(a) of the Statute states:

The aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress.

The Council concentrates on the following areas:

• Protection of democracy and the rule of law
• Protection of human rights, notably:
  • Social rights, with the European Social Charter
  • Linguistic rights, with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
• Promotion of Europe's cultural identity and diversity;
• Addressing problems facing European society including discrimination, xenophobia, environmental degradation, AIDS, drugs and organised crime
• Encouraging democratic stability via reform.

The rule of law implies that government authority may only be exercised in accordance with written laws, which were adopted through an established procedure. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The European Social Charter is a document signed by the members of the Council of Europe in Turin, 18 October 1961 in which they agreed to secure to their populations the social rights specified therein in order to improve their standard of living and their social well-being. ... The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe. ... Cultural identity is the (feeling of) identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as she/he is influenced by her/his belonging to a group or culture. ... To discriminate is to make a distinction. ... Xenophobia denotes a phobic attitude toward strangers or of the unknown and comes from the Greek words ξένος (xenos), meaning foreigner, stranger, and φόβος (phobos), meaning fear. ... Man-made negative alteration of the ecosystem that has widespread or long lasting consequences. ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV positive and people living with AIDS. The Red Ribbon made its public debut when host Jeremy Irons wore it during the 1991 Tony Awards. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ...

Institutions

The institutions of the Council of Europe are:

• The Secretariat
• The Committee of Ministers
• The Parliamentary Assembly
• The European Court of Human Rights
• The Commissioner for Human Rights

There's also the European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission. http://www. ... European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights, often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states. ...

Symbols

Main article: European symbols The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ...

European flag

The Council of Europe is responsible for the notable European flag with 12 golden stars (upward pointing) arranged in a circle on a blue background since 1955, and the anthem based on the Ode to Joy in the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's ninth symphony since 1972. In 1964, it established the anniversary of its founding on 5 May 1949 as Europe Day. (Europe Day has since been moved to May 9. See European Symbols.) Download high resolution version (1200x800, 13 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Croatia Cyprus Economy of Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Council of Europe Economy of Denmark Drachma European Union Estonia Euro European Parliament Talk:European Union European Free Alliance... Download high resolution version (1200x800, 13 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Croatia Cyprus Economy of Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Council of Europe Economy of Denmark Drachma European Union Estonia Euro European Parliament Talk:European Union European Free Alliance... European flag, ratio 2:3 Proportions of the European flag The European flag consists of a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ... House where Schiller wrote the Ode to Joy, Gohlis, Saxony To Joy ( Â»An die Freude« in German, in American culture often familiarly called the Ode to Joy rather than To Joy) is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet and historian Friedrich Schiller, and known especially for its... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770; died March 26, 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ...

To avoid confusion with the European Union, which uses the same flag, the Council often uses a modified version with a stylised lower-case 'e' in the centre of the stars which is referred to as the 'Council of Europe Logo' [1].

Membership

Council of Europe membership

Dark green: ten original members
Light green: joined subsequently
Yellow: observer at the Parliamentary Assembly
Orange: observer at the Committee of Ministers
Red: official candidate

Today, there are 46 member states, including nearly every European state. Upon foundation on May 5, 1949 there were ten members: May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

•  Belgium
•  Denmark
•  France
•  Republic of Ireland
•  Italy
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands
•  Norway
•  Sweden
•  United Kingdom

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•  Turkey (9 August 1949)
•  Greece (9 August 1949)
•  Iceland (9 March 1950)
•  Germany Federal Republic of Germany (13 July 1950)
•  Austria (16 April 1956)
•  Cyprus (24 May 1961)
•  Switzerland (6 May 1963)
•  Malta (29 April 1965)
•  Portugal (22 September 1976)
•  Spain (24 November 1977)
•  Liechtenstein (23 November 1978)
•  San Marino (16 November 1988)
•  Finland (5 May 1989)
•  Hungary (6 November 1990)
•  Poland (26 November 1991)
•  Bulgaria (7 May 1992)
•  Estonia (14 May 1993)
•  Lithuania (14 May 1993)
•  Slovenia (14 May 1993)
•  Czech Republic (30 June 1993)
•  Slovakia (30 June 1993)
•  Romania (7 October 1993)
•  Andorra (10 October 1994)
•  Latvia (10 February 1995)
•  Albania (13 July 1995)
•  Moldova (13 July 1995)
•  Republic of Macedonia (9 November 1995)
•  Ukraine (9 November 1995)
•  Russia (28 February 1996)
•  Croatia (6 November 1996)
•  Georgia (27 April 1999)
•  Armenia (25 January 2001)
•  Azerbaijan (25 January 2001)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 April 2002)
•  Serbia and Montenegro (3 April 2003)
•  Monaco (5 October 2004)

The Parliament of  Belarus held special guest status with the Parliamentary Assembly from September 1992 to January 1997, but this has been suspended as a consequence of the November 1996 constitutional referendum and parliament by-elections which the CoE found to be undemocratic, as well as limits on democratic freedoms such as freedom of expression (cf. Belarusian media) under the authoritarian regime of President Lukashenko. The constitution changed by the referendum "does not respect minimum democratic standards and violates the principles of separation of powers and the rule of law." [2]. Belarus applied for full membership on 12 March 1993 (still open). Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Large flag of Greece Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... 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 Kazakhstan applied for observer status at the Parliamentary Assembly in 1999. The official response of PACE was that Kazakhstan could apply for full membership, because it is partially located in Europe, but that they would not be granted any status whatsoever at CoE until their democracy and human rights records improved. Download high resolution version (1576x788, 173 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

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Some non-European states also have observer status at Council of Europe institutions:

 Japan and the  United States have observer status at the Committee of Ministers.

 Israel has observer status at the Parliamentary Assembly.

 Canada and  Mexico have observer status at both the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly.

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See also

• Europe
• European Union
• European Federation of National Engineering Associations
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

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External links

• Council of Europe - Official site
• Statute of the Council of Europe