Congress of Europe
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The Hague Congress or the Congress of Europe was a conference that was held in The Hague from 7–11 May 1948 with 750 delegates participating from around Europe as well as observers from Canada and the
Meeting in the Hall of Knights in The Hague, during the congress (May 9, 1948)
Sir Anthony Eden arriving at the Hall of Knights in The Hague (May 9, 1948)
Sir Winston Churchill arriving at the European Congress in The Hague (May 9, 1948)
Winston Churchill opening the congress.
Council of Europe
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The Council of Europe 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
Congress of Europe
…some only a short while before at war with each other, could study and live together. The Congress also discussed the future structure and role of the Council of Europe. Teitgen and Maxwell-Fyfe were instrumental in creating the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms at the Council of…
Plaque commemorating the first session of the Council of Europe Assembly at Strasbourg University
Session of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly in the former House of Europe in Strasbourg in 1967. Willy Brandt, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, is speaking.
Winston Churchill's inaugural speech of the Council of Europe in The Hague
Council's Parliamentary Assembly hemicycle