Council of Europe
Also known as CoE
International organisation founded in 1949
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The Council of Europe is an international organization founded in 1949 that brings together countries to work on shared values and interests. It matters because it helps coordinate policies and agreements between member nations on issues affecting European societies.
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- Official website
- www.coe.int
- Image
- Council of Europe Palais de l'Europe aerial view.JPG
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- Commons category
- Council of Europe
- inception
- 1949-05-05
- budget
- 496000000
- member count
- 46
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- Council of Europe
- social media followers
- 20700
- short name
- CoE
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The Council of Europe (CoE; French: Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation which aims to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, representing 46 European member states. The council is an official United Nations observer. It operates with an annual ordinary budget of 656 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, and it has been said that to see these interstate institutions of post-war Europe as clearly separate is "profoundly misleading".