Council of Europe

Strasbourg University The Council of Europe (CoE; , ) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it brings together 46 member states Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey), or belonging to the Americas (Dutch Caribbean, French Guiana, and Greenland), Oceania (French Polynesia), and Africa (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Mayotte, Melilla, and Réunion)}} with a population of approximately 675 million ; it operates with an annual budget of approximately 500 million euros.

The organisation is distinct from the European Union (EU), although people sometimes confuse the two organisations – partly because the EU has adopted the original European flag, designed for the Council of Europe in 1955, as well as the European anthem. No country has ever joined the EU without first belonging to the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an official United Nations observer.

As an international organisation, the Council of Europe cannot make laws as a government can, but it does have the ability to push for the enforcement of international agreements reached by member states on various topics. Provisions from the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR) of 1953 do have rule of law in many participating countries. The best-known body of the Council of Europe is the European Court of Human Rights, which rules on alleged violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The council's two statutory bodies are the Committee of Ministers, which comprises the foreign ministers of each member state, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which is composed of members of the national parliaments of each member state. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of and respect for human rights within the member states. The secretary general presides over the secretariat of the organisation. Other major CoE bodies include the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) and the European Audiovisual Observatory.

The headquarters of the Council of Europe, as well as its Court of Human Rights, are situated in Strasbourg, France. The Council uses English and French as its two official languages. The Committee of Ministers, the PACE, and the Congress of the Council of Europe also use German and Italian for some of their work. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Vantage / by Ek, Jan Ate van

    Published 2001
    “…Council of Europe…”
    Book
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    Systems development in adult language learning : a European unit/credit system for modern language learning by adults /

    Published 1980
    “…Council of Europe…”
    Book
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    Gemeinsamer europäischer Referenzrahmen für Sprachen : lehren, lernen, beurteilen : Begleitband /

    Published 2020
    “…Council of Europe…”
    Book
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    Les langues de spécialité : analyse linguistique et recherce pédagogique, actes du stage de Saint-Cloud, 23-30 novembre 1967 /

    Published 1970
    “…Council of Europe…”
    Book
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    Kontaktschwelle Deutsch als Fremdsprache / by Baldegger, Markus

    Published 1980
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation…”
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    Un niveau-seuil : systèmes d'apprentissage des langues vivantes par les adultes /

    Published 1976
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation…”
    Book
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    L'identification des besoins des adultes apprenant une langue étrangère / by Richterich, René

    Published 1977
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation…”
    Book
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    Les Langues vivantes et le monde moderne / by Gorosch, Max

    Published 1968
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation…”
    Book
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    Systèmes d'apprentissage des langues vivantes par les adultes : un système européen d'unités capitalisables /

    Published 1973
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation…”
    Book
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    Le statut des enseignants en langues /

    Published 2004
    Book
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    Web literacy, Culture Web [recurso electrónico] / by Moro, Bernard

    Published 2003
    “…Council of Europe…”
    Electronic eBook
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    Quality management in language education [recurso electrónico] = Assurance de qualité dans l'éducation langagière /

    Published 2003
    Electronic eBook
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    Neighbouring languages in border regions = La langue du voisin en région frontalière / by Halink, Ruud

    Published 2003
    “…Council of Europe…”
    Electronic eBook
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    Les théories linguistiques et leurs applications /

    Published 1967
    Conference Proceeding Book
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    Common European Framework of reference for languages : learning, teaching, assessment /

    Published 2001
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation. Education Committee. …”
    Book
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    Gemeinsamer europäischer Referenzrahmen für Sprachen : lernen, lehren, beurteilen : [Niveau A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2] /

    Published 2001
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation. Education Committee. …”
    Book
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    Marco común europeo de referencia para las lenguas : aprendizaje, enseñanza y evaluación /

    Published 2002
    “…Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation. Education Committee. …”
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