Council of Europe

noun

an association of European states, established in 1949 to promote unity between its members, defend human rights, and increase social and economic progress

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It is overseen by the Council of Europe, which is separate to the European Union but is made up of members including EU countries, the UK, Turkey and Ukraine.

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Earlier this month the head of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, told the Times newspaper he recognised the convention needed to "adapt" to a changing world.

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Esme Ward, director of the Manchester Museum, accepted the award at a ceremony at the Sybir Memorial Museum in Białistok, Poland - winner of the Council of Europe Museum Prize last year.

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The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly has called on Turkish authorities to drop the charges and release him immediately.

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Lord Pannick argued that adding VAT to their fees impedes their right to access education and the policy is "unprecedented" in all other Council of Europe states.

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Council of Economic Advisers Council of Ministers

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