Council of Europe
Council of Europe panel: Mosquito buzzers unsound
Mar 10, 2010 14:30 EST
People who hate teenagers might consider them a dream come true: Buzzers that adults cannot here yet drive disperse loitering youngsters from public places faster than a cop in a squad car.
French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized
Mar 10, 2010 08:55 EST
Media watchdog condemns remark made by French foreign minister in Kosovo. A media watchdog on Wednesday condemned French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about alleged organ trafficking in Kosovo.
Yukos tells court: Russia sought to destroy us
Mar 04, 2010 12:27 EST
Ex-oil giant Yukos tells European rights court that Russia sought to 'destroy' the company. The Russian government deliberately sought to "destroy" the now-defunct oil giant Yukos for political reasons, a lawyer for the company argued Thursday before the European Court of Human Rights.
Cyprus Maronites battle to preserve ancestral language
Mar 04, 2010 01:49 EST
With his twice-weekly lessons, Elias Zonias is fighting to preserve the ancestral language of Cyprus's dwindling Maronite community, described by experts as a "treasure" but now threatened with extinction by rapid demographic change.
U.N. sleuth calls on Albania to allow organ inquiry
Feb 23, 2010 11:04 EST
TIRANA (Reuters) - A United Nations expert accused Albania on Tuesday of stalling an international investigation into allegations of torture, killing and organ trading during the 1999 Kosovo conflict.
Details posted on alleged CIA-flights to Poland
Feb 22, 2010 13:20 EST
Human rights groups present new findings on the CIA's alleged rendition flights to Poland. A government-run agency has for the first time provided official records confirming the landing in Poland of planes associated with the CIA's secret detainee program, two human rights groups said Monday.
Russian parliament ratifies European Court reform
Jan 27, 2010 03:57 EST
The upper house of Russia's parliament voted Wednesday to ratify a key protocol on reforming the European Court of Human Rights, allowing the reform to proceed after years of resistance from Moscow.
Did WHO Hype Swine Flu to Boost Drug Sales?
Jan 25, 2010 19:00 EST
Agency denies charges it fanned fears to help Big Pharma. Last summer, as it began to become apparent that the swine flu might not be the pandemic threat some health officials first feared, the World Health Organization continued to sound the alarm.
WHO attend key European hearing on flu pandemic
Jan 22, 2010 13:29 EST
The World Health Organisation's leading flu expert will join a Council of Europe hearing next week to scrutinise if they had overreacted to the swine flu pandemic, an official said Friday.
Russian rights group Memorial proposed for Nobel Peace Prize
Jan 19, 2010 12:15 EST
A Norwegian member of parliament said Tuesday she intended to nominate Russian human rights organisation Memorial and its founding member Svetlana Gannushkina for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
Russia OKs reform of European human rights court
Jan 15, 2010 14:04 EST
Russian lawmakers ratify agreement on European Court of Human Rights, ending long opposition. Russian lawmakers on Friday ended years of resistance and ratified an international agreement intended to strengthen and speed up the work of the European Court of Human Rights.
Russia gives green light to European Court reform
Jan 15, 2010 07:41 EST
Russian lawmakers voted Friday to ratify a key protocol on reforming the European Court of Human Rights, clearing the way for the long-delayed reform after years of resistance from Moscow.
Russia gives green light to European Court reform
Jan 15, 2010 06:26 EST
Russian lawmakers voted Friday to ratify a key protocol on reforming the European Court of Human Rights, clearing the way for the long-delayed reform after years of resistance from Moscow.
Russia's Duma ratifies European Court reform
Jan 15, 2010 05:57 EST
The lower house of Russia's parliament voted on Friday to ratify a long-delayed protocol on reforming the European Court of Human Rights, clearing the way for the reform to proceed.
Under fire WHO to review handling of flu pandemic
Jan 12, 2010 09:46 EST
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that it was ready to hold an independent review of its response to swine flu, amid growing criticism of official handling of the pandemic.
Chinese execution triggers British, EU protests
Dec 29, 2009 20:15 EST
Britain called in China's ambassador to vent its fury at the "unacceptable" execution of a mentally ill Briton, as the affair triggered a sharp chill between London and Beijing, and an EU protest.
Chinese execution triggers British, EU protests
Dec 29, 2009 14:34 EST
Britain called in China's ambassador Tuesday to vent its fury at the "unacceptable" execution of a mentally ill Briton, as the affair triggered a sharp chill between London and Beijing, and an EU protest.
Panel: Lithuanian security approved CIA prisons
Dec 22, 2009 12:42 EST
Lithuanian panel: security agency approved CIA prisons, unclear whether one operated. Lithuania's intelligence agency helped the CIA set up secret prisons in the Baltic country, but it's unclear whether they were actually used to interrogate terror suspects, a parliamentary panel said Tuesday.
World leaders defend climate deal
Dec 20, 2009 16:07 EST
World leaders defended Sunday the much-criticised climate deal they struck at a UN summit as a key step in the fight against global warming despite its lack of targets to curb emissions.
World leaders hammered over climate accord
Dec 20, 2009 14:34 EST
World leaders on Sunday insisted that the climate deal clinched in desperation at the UN summit was the best that could be done as they returned home to a lashing from critics.
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Council of Europe
Conseil de l'Europe | ||||||
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| Anthem: Ode to Joy (orchestral) | ||||||
 Ten founding members Joined subsequently Official candidates Observer at the Parliamentary Assembly Observer at the Committee of Ministers Observer at the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly
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| Seat | Strasbourg, France | |||||
| Membership | 47 European states 5 observers (Council) 3 observers (Assembly) | |||||
| Leaders | ||||||
| - | Secretary General | Thorbjørn Jagland | ||||
| - | Deputy Secretary General | Maud de Boer-Buquicchio | ||||
| - | President of the Parliamentary Assembly | Lluis Maria de Puig | ||||
| - | President of the Committee of Ministers | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the state chairing the Committee of Ministers | ||||
| - | President of the Congress of the Council of Europe | Yavuz Mildon | ||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Treaty of London | 5 May 1949 | ||||
| Website www.coe.int | ||||||
