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■ During the plenary sessions of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, groups of visitors have the opportunity to follow a debate in the Assembly Chamber. The dates of the four sessions are available on the Parliamentary Assembly website: http://assembly.coe.int. Study programmes (duration: approximately 2 hours) ■ These are tailored to the needs and interests of the groups (university students, teachers, lawyers, diplomatic delegations, members of ministries, etc.). They include:

33 a visit to the Assembly Chamber 33 a lecture on the political role of To book your visit and to obtain the Council of Europe. more information, please contact:

■ A lecture focusing on specific The Visitors’ Service areas of the Council of Europe’s work Directorate of Communications can also be offered upon request. Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex ■ Tours are conducted in French, English Tel. : +33 (0)3 88 41 20 29 or German. Lectures can be given in any one PREMS 197715 Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 27 54 of the languages of the member states. E-mail : [email protected] ENG

Terms and conditions The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises Visits are free of charge and must 47 member states, 28 of which are members be booked in advance. of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Groups must comprise at least 15 persons Convention on Human Rights, a treaty (booking by telephone or e-mail). designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The European Court of Individual visitors may visit the Council of Europe Human Rights oversees the implementation by joining a group that has already registered and of the Convention in the member states. depending on availability (booking by telephone). The Palais de l’Europe is open to visitors from Monday to Friday. It is closed at weekends and on French national holidays. The visits are fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. WELCOME TO THE

COUNCIL OF EUROPE Route de la Wantzenau ■ The Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg, EUROPEAN which was designed by the French EUROPEAN SCHOOL architect Henry Bernard in 1977, is the Rue Pierre de Coubertin YOUTH CENTRE headquarters of the Council of Europe, the oldest European political institution.

■ The building houses part of the Council of Europe Secretariat, which has some 2.200 staff members from 47 countries, committed to the TRAM E PARKING FOR COACHES INTERNATIONAL common goal of achieving a united Europe based EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE on democracy, human rights and the rule of law. PARLIAMENT Boulevard Pierre Pflimlin Boulevard de Dresde TRAM TERMINUS E THE VISIT INTERNATIONAL ROBERTSAU - BOECKLIN BUSINESS DISTRICT: Allée RenéPARKING Cassin TRAM ■ A visit to the Council of Europe MOTORWAY BUS 6 - 15 A350 + A4 EUROPEAN COURT will give you the opportunity to find out OF HUMAN RIGHTS LIEU D’EUROPE more about this Organisation, from its Rue Boecklin BUS 30 origins in 1949 to the present day. Quai Ernest Bevin EUROPEAN Allée Kastner PARLIAMENT ■ You will discover

Allée des Droits de l’Homme 33 the entrance hall of the Palais de l’Europe EUROPEAN TRAM E with its impressive staircase; BUS 6 - 30 PHARMACOPEIA HUMAN (EDQM) 3 the Assembly Chamber where the sessions RIGHTS 3 AGORA of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

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Guided tours (duration: approximately 1 hour) Boulevard Paul Déroulède Boulevard du Président Edwards PARC DE L’ORANGERIE e l s ■ These are designed mainly for i L e visitors who want general information on d t e g the Council of Europe. They include: u THE EUROPEAN JOURNEY o Allée de la Robertsau R AUDIOVISUAL i a u OBSERVATORY 3 a presentation of the Council of Europe; Q 3 CITY CENTRE TRAMWAY 33 a screening of a film on the functioning and achievements of the Organisation; 33 a visit to the Assembly Chamber; 33 an exchange of views and replies to visitors’ questions. Guided tours are conducted in: French, English or German.