The European Alliance (EA) is a political group in the European Committee of the Regions composed of a mix of regional and independent members. It was established in 1996, with strong influence of the European Free Alliance , and has since then existed in several incarnations.
Currently, the group gathers 36 local and regional politicians from 11 Member States: Belgium, Estonia, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom. Read More…
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov ( Russian : Геннадий Андреевич Зюганов ; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian communist politician who has been the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation since 1993. He has been Chairman of the Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP-CPSU) since 2001, a deputy in the State Duma since 1993, and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 1996. Zyuganov ran for President of Russia four times, most notably in 1996, when he came close to winning the election, but lost in the second round to incumbent Boris Yeltsin . Read More…
Besim Üstünel (1927 – June 2, 2015) was an academic in economics, politician and train Minister of Finance of Turkey . Read More…
Nils Muižnieks (born 31 January 1964 in the United States) is a Latvian-American human rights activist and political scientist. He Has served as the Council of Europe ’s Commissioner for Human Rights since 1 April 2012, succeeding Thomas Hammarberg (2006-2012) and Alvaro Gil-Robles (1999-2006). Read More…
The Venice Commission is an advisory body of the Council of Europe , composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law . It was created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall , at a time of urgent need for constitutional assistance in Central and Eastern Europe. The Commission’s official name is the European Commission for Democracy through Law , where it takes place in Venice , Italy , where it is usually referred to as the Venice Commission. Read More…
The Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe is the senior member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Council of Europe , based in Strasbourg .
The Permanent Representative has the personal rank of Ambassador . Read More…
Özlem Piltanoğlu Türköne (born 9 October 1976, Ankara [1] ) is a Turkish columnist and politician of the Justice and Development Party . She was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) between 2007 and 2011. [2] She has been a columnist for Zaman and Today’s Zaman . Read More…
„Through the Wild Web Woods“ is an online game, produced under the Council of Europe program „Building a Europe for children with children“ , designed to help 7-10 year-olds understand the Internet and acquire the skills of Internet users . Read More…
The Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) [1] or European Certificate in Irish is a set of examinations for adult learners of Irish. TEG is linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ( Council of Europe , 2001). [2] It examines four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Examinations are currently available at five levels from Beginners 1 (A1) to Advanced 1 (C1) and are run internationally. In 2016 exams were held in Sydney, NY, Ottawa, and nationally in Ireland. There is the option for candidates for full examination (Lánchreidiúint) or just the oral examination (partial credit). Read More…
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe (French: Secretary General of the Council of Europe ) is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years. The Council of Europe is set up in London on May 5, 1949, namely, to achieve greater unity between its member states and the United States. their common heritage and their economic and social progress. Read More…