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• Europe, Council of — Organization of more than 40 European states formed to promote European unity, protect human rights, and facilitate social and economic progress. Established in 1949 by 10 western European states, it has devised international agreements on human… …   Universalium

• Council of Europe — Not to be confused with European Council or Council of the European Union. Council of Europe Conseil de l Europe …   Wikipedia

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• Europe — For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). Europe …   Wikipedia

• Council of Europe Film Award (FACE) — thumb|Council of Europe Council of Europe Film Award (FACE)The Council of Europe Film Award (FACE) is presented at the Istanbul International Film Festival by the Council of Europe to the director whose entry to the festival raises public… …   Wikipedia

• Council of the European Union — Not to be confused with European Council or Council of Europe. Council of the European Union name in other official languages …   Wikipedia

• council — /kown seuhl/, n. 1. an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice. 2. a body of persons specially designated or selected to act in an advisory, administrative, or legislative capacity: the governor s… …   Universalium

• Europe Day — Observed by European Union Council of Europe Europe Type International Significance Establishment of the Council of Europe / Date of the Schuman Declaration Date 5 May and 9 May …   Wikipedia

• Council of Basle —     Council of Basle     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Basle     Convoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. The position of the pope as the common Father of the Christian world had been seriously compromised by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Europe 2020 — is a 10 year strategy proposed by the European Commission on 3 March 2010 for reviving the economy of the European Union. It aims at smart, sustainable, inclusive growth with greater coordination of national and European policy.[1] It follows the …   Wikipedia