They differ both in membership and purpose. Council of Europe consists of the ministers of various policy areas and is a legislative body. European Council consists of heads of states and is responsible for guiding the general political direction of the EU.
The European Union is a supranational organization of which 28 Western European countries participate in. The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organization devoted to the promotion of Human Rights in Europe. While all EU countries are currently a part of the Council of Europe, it has 47 member states total.
One is from europe.
The European Union is an organisation of which 27 independent countries are members. Europe is a continent. It has about 50 countries. The 27 countries that are members of the European Union are countries in Europe.
One is from America, and the other is from Europe
The difference between American and European auto insurance is that in America it is paid monthly, where in Europe they have payments usually every few months instead.
The Convention and its Explanatory Report was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at its 109th Session on 8 November 2001.
The European union does not attempt to reflect the interests of any country outside Europe
Yes. Europe is a continent consisting of about 50 countries. The European Union is an organisation, of which 27 of those countries are a member of.
The President of the European Commission is Jean-Claude Juncker and the President of the European Council is Donald Tusk.
In Europe, Europe Day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. There are two separate Europe Days, taking place on 5 May and 9 May, established by the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Union (EU) respectively.
As Europe isn't a country, it doesnt have a prime minister. The European Union (where 27 of the 50 European countries are member of) is led by the Portugese José-Manuel Barosso (he is chairman of the European Commission = daily government of the EU) and the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy (president of the European Council: a council consisting out of all heads of state or heads of government of the member states). Another European institution (not connected to the EU) is the Council of Europe, which has 47 members. It "is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation." (Wikipedia). Current leader is Thorbjørn Jagland (he's from Norway).
The main difference between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is that the UDHR is a non-binding declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly, while the ECHR is a legally binding treaty adopted by the Council of Europe that establishes a regional system for the protection of human rights in Europe. Additionally, the ECHR includes a mechanism for individuals to bring complaints of human rights violations against states to the European Court of Human Rights.