InfoOrganizations
in wich Poland participates or participated
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is the
continent's oldest political organisation, founded in 1949. It groups
together 46 countries, including 21 countries from Central and Eastern
Europe. It has granted observer status to five countries (the Holy See,
the United States, Canada, Japan and Mexico). It is distinct from the
25-nation European Union, but no country has ever joined the Union
without first belonging to the Council of Europe. Its headquarters are
in Strasbourg.
Members
Upon foundation on May 5, 1949 there were ten members: Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom. Members with later admission dates (sorted by year of admission):
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1949 Greece, Turkey 1950 Iceland, Germany 1956 Austria 1961 Cyprus 1963 Switzerland 1965 Malta 1976 Portugal 1977 Spain |
1978 Liechtenstein 1988 San Marino 1989 Finland 1990 Hungary 1991 Poland 1992 Bulgaria 1993 Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, 1994 Andorra |
1995 Latvia, Albania, Moldova, Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine 1996 Russia, Croatia 1999 Georgia 2001 Armenia, Azerbaijan 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003 Serbia 2004 Monaco 2007 Montenegro |
Polonica stamps:
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Albania 2009, 02 XI France 2011, 09 IX |
Ireland 1999, 29 IV Switzerland 1999, 05 V |
