Council of Europe

Collections of human biological samples used in medical research should be governed by clear rules that safeguard ethics
ECHR president Nicolas Bratza in the Strasbourg courtroom
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has led football's world governing body since 1998
Cameron is expected to accuse Europe of being uncompetitive and failing to act decisively on the eurozone crisis
Cameron is expected to accuse Europe of being uncompetitive and failing to act decisively on the eurozone crisis
David Cameron
David Cameron speaks at the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg
Kosovo-Organ Trafficking
Kosovo-Organ Trafficking
Kosovo-Organ Trafficking
Kosovo Organ Trafficking
Kosovo Organ Trafficking
Serbia Kosovo Organ Trafficking
Serbia Kosovo Organ Trafficking
Kosovo Organ Trafficking
Kosovo Organ Trafficking
Bosnia Tito's Bunker
Bosnia Tito's Bunker
Bosnia Tito's Bunker

Deaf to critics, Orban changes Hungary's constitution

Hungary's parliament on Monday stoked concerns about creeping authoritarianism in the European Union member state by altering the constitution for the fourth time since Prime Minister Viktor Orban won power in 2010.
 

Despite critics, Orban changes Hungary's constitution

Hungary's parliament approved Monday changes to the constitution that have raised fears in Brussels and Washington of growing authoritarianism under Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the European Union member state.
 

Give needles, condoms to inmates to curb HIV: experts

Giving inmates drug substitution treatment, needles and condoms are key ways to help curb addiction and HIV infection in European jails, experts say, calling on authorities to change their approach to prison health care.
 

China: 'leading bad actor in cyberspace,' experts say

China's full-throated denials of hacking and counter-accusations of its own do nothing to allay growing concern over large-scale cyberspying alleged in a bombshell report this week, Western analysts said.
 

FIFA calls for strict match-fixing laws

Football authorities vowed Wednesday to excise the "cancer" of match-fixing but said tougher laws were needed worldwide to smash criminal syndicates suspected of rigging hundreds of matches.
 

FIFA vows to stamp out match-fixing 'cancer'

Football authorities vowed to excise the "cancer" of match-fixing, but said tougher laws were needed worldwide to protect the bruised integrity of the world's most popular sport.
 

German financier named new Vatican bank chief

The Vatican on Friday named a German financier as head of its scandal-hit bank to help overhaul the secretive institution, but the news was overshadowed by his ties to a warship builder.
 

German politics, 'envy' undermining bailout: Cyprus

Cypriot officials are hitting back at Germany with charges that German domestic politics and "envy" over the island's role as a financial hub are damaging efforts to seal an EU bailout before the eurozone nation sinks into bankruptcy.
 

Hundreds demonstrate in Athens against racism, fascism

Hundreds of people held a rally against racism and fascism in central Athens on Saturday as mourners gathered to pray over the body of a man killed in a suspected racist attack.
 

Cyprus bailout deal 'several meetings' away

Cyprus Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly briefs his eurozone partners Thursday on his government's mounting money problems but diplomats are already making clear that any bailout is well down the line.
 

Bank card payments suspended in Vatican: reports

The Bank of Italy has suspended all bank card payments in the Vatican including for tickets to its famous museum until further notice because of a failure to fully implement anti money laundering legislation, Italian media reported on Thursday.
 

Gruesome Kosovo probe held under tight security

Visitors need 24-hour security clearance, grizzled Belgian guards man the entrance, no phones or cameras please: welcome to the latest, and probably the last, of the big Balkans war crimes probes.
 

Kosovo probe chief fears witness intimidation

Visitors need 24-hour security clearance, grizzled Belgian guards man the entrance, no phones or cameras please: welcome to the latest, and probably the last, of the big Balkans war crimes probes.
 

Britain could maintain prisoners' voting ban: minister

Britain's justice minister told lawmakers on Thursday they could vote to maintain a ban on prisoners voting, defying a European ruling.
 

Dutch hospital probes international organ trafficking

A Dutch university hospital backed by Europol is to lead an international enquiry into illegal organ trafficking to determine organised crime's involvement.
 

World anti-doping agency says 'lacks funding'

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday called for wider efforts to tackle the use of banned substances in sport, warning that lack of funding was hampering its fight against increasingly sophisticated cheating.
 

Berlin art show traces desire for freedom

An exhibition exploring the concept of freedom through post-World War II artworks begins a European tour here Wednesday, a stone's throw from where the Berlin Wall once stood.
 

Nobel Peace Prize to EU or Eastern European activists?

The crisis-hit European Union, Belarussian or Russian human rights activists, or a non-violent protest theorist whose ideas inspired the Arab Spring? Speculation ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement is rife.
 

Nobel Peace Prize to EU or Eastern European activists?

The crisis-hit European Union, Belarusian or Russian human rights activists, or a non-violent protest theorist whose ideas inspired the Arab Spring? Speculation ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement is rife.
 

Georgia opposition stages mass rally ahead of poll

Tens of thousands of Georgians on Saturday joined one of the biggest opposition rallies in years while the ruling party staged a rival mass meeting on the final campaign day before elections.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Council of Europe
Conseil de l'Europe
FlagLogo
AnthemOde 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
SeatStrasbourg, France
Membership47 European states
5 observers (Council)
3 observers (Assembly)
Leaders
 - Secretary GeneralThorbjørn Jagland
 - Deputy Secretary GeneralMaud de Boer-Buquicchio
 - President of the Parliamentary AssemblyLluis Maria de Puig
 - President of the Committee of MinistersThe Minister of Foreign Affairs of the state chairing the Committee of Ministers
 - President of the Congress of the Council of EuropeYavuz Mildon
Establishment
 - Treaty of London5 May 1949 
Website
www.coe.int