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Council of Europe

 

Council of Europe

Seat:
Strasbourg, North-Eastern France
Founded: 1949
Member States: 45 countries including 21 countries from Central and Eastern Europe, 1 applicant country, 5 countries with observer status
Aims: to defend human rights, parliamentary democracy and the rule of law, to develop continent-wide agreements to standardise member countries´social and legal practices, to promote awareness of a European identity based on shared values and cutting across different cultures.

The Czech Republic is a member of the Council of Europe since 30th June 1993.


 


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