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The Council of Europe (French: Conseil de l'Europe) is one of the oldest international organisations working towards European integration, having been founded in 1949. It has a particular emphasis on legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation. It has 47 member states with some 800 million citizens. It is distinct from the European Union (EU) which has common policies, binding laws and only twenty-seven members. The two do however share certain symbols such as their flag. Its statutory institutions are the Committee of Ministers comprising the foreign ministers of each member state, the Parliamentary Assembly composed of MPs from the Parliament of each member state, and the Secretary General heading the secretariat of the Council of Europe. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human rights in the member states. The most famous conventional bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court of Human Rights, which enforces the European Convention on Human Rights, and the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, which sets the quality standards for pharmaceutical products in Europe. The Council of Europe's work has resulted in standards, charters and conventions to facilitate cooperation between European countries and further integration. The seat of the Council of Europe is in Strasbourg, France with English and French as its two official languages. The Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress also use German, Italian, and Russian for some of their work. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License EU and Council or Europe, why the mix up in the UK? Q. I have noticed this that people from the UK constantly blame the EU for the Human Rights Act. Yet the fail to realise the EU has nothing to do with it. The Council of Europe an organisation with more members, whose purview is Human Rights and Human Rights alone is responsible for the UK enacting that legislation. So my question is why do UK people mix up the two organisations? Asked by eorpach_agus_eireannach - Tue Aug 28 07:09:42 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Council of Europe won't fit into a UK tabloid headline! Answered by Bart S - Tue Aug 28 07:17:15 2007 Is this an insult? Read in the regional newspaper in the European Capital of Strasbourg!? Q. From the "Dernieres Nouvelles d'Alsace" Wednesday 2nd June 2010 in the rubric "some 2nd Junes" translated from French, "1953 Coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II of England!" I always thought that the French were polite and diplomatic! Do you think Strasbourg deserves to host the Europe Parliament, The Council of Europe and the International Human Rights Court? Asked by David - Sun Jun 6 17:14:44 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Maybe they are just about as bored with the British royal family as most of the Brits are? Answered by teranam92 - Sun Jun 6 17:21:44 2010 What is not located in Strasbourg?
Q. a. Capital of Alsace b. Council of Europe c. European Union Parliament d. NATO Asked by BrianaBreakdown - Sun Nov 29 12:36:23 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. d. NATO, it is located in Belgium Answered by CT - Sun Nov 29 12:42:08 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Council of Europe"
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