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Council of Europe Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Nouveau Bâtiment du Conseil de l'EuropeIn May 1949, 10 nation-states signed the treaty of London, in turn, officially creating the Council of Europe. The preeminent objective of the Council is to promote and safeguard human rights, rule of law, and furthermore the fundamental principles of democracy.
The assurance of the aforementioned principles rests in the Council's "European Convention on Human Rights," whose principal enforcing mechanism is the European Court Human Rights. The Court guarantees fundamental rights and liberties to over 800 Europeans, and this year will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Source: Council of Europe

>>Each week CIIE will post, in chronological order of adhesion, one of the 47 members of the Council of Europe, including detailed information and a fun quiz.

 

European elections 2009

 
European electionsBy voting in EP elections, you choose who influences your future and the daily life of close to 500 million fellow Europeans. Elected MEPs shape the future of Europe for 5 upcoming years. > More
 
 

Visiting the European institutions in Strasbourg

 
conseileuropeHow to visit the European institutions in Strasbourg : European Parliament, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights.
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The member states of the European Union

 
carte_ue27In the fifties when the composition and functionality of the European Institutions were drafted, the European Community counted only six member states. Since that time the union expanded six times and consists now of 27 member states. Altogether it forms a space with 495 million inhabitants.
The member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
 
 

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    Parliamentary Assembly Summer Session - 22-26 june in Strasbourg

    The Parliamentary Assembly is one of the Council of Europe’s two main statutory bodies and represents the main political tendencies in its member states. The Assembly sees itself as the driving force in extending European co-operation to all democratic states throughout Europe.

 
 
 

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      From 14 july 2009 to 17 july 2009

    • Plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg

    • The plenary session of the European Parliament is where the Parliament formally sits to vote on EU legislation and adopt its position on political issues. The plenary sessions take place 12 times a year in Strasbourg and there are also 6 mini-plenary sessions held in Brussels.
    • Place: European Parliament in Strasbourg

      From 14 september 2009 to 17 september 2009

    • Plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg

    • The plenary session of the European Parliament is where the Parliament formally sits to vote on EU legislation and adopt its position on political issues. The plenary sessions take place 12 times a year in Strasbourg and there are also 6 mini-plenary sessions held in Brussels.
    • Place: European Parliament in Strasbourg