#OnThisDay, 75 years ago, Germany joined the Council of Europe. Just five years after WWII, Germany’s early accession to the Council of Europe marked its return to the European democratic community. https://lnkd.in/gQajCjY7
This anniversary is indeed a brilliant opportunity to highlight the historic and current importance of the pan-European organisation for the Federal Republic and, above all, its citizens. But it is also the right moment to reflect on #Germany's level of integration within the Council, its legal framework and institutions, as well as to consider whether Germany is fulfilling its potential within Europe's community of values, which the Council of Europe is here to strengthen and uphold. I am delighted that Birte Wassenberg (Sciences Po Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg) and I will be contributing to these endeavours with our upcoming book, "Deutschland im Europarat: Ein Überblick" (Germany in the Council of Europe: An Overview), to be published by Springer this autumn. #GERMANY75COE
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