As an international capital and a mainstay of the European Union, Strasbourg is the hometown of a number of major European institutions including the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights....
Strasbourg is also home to a major political and diplomatic presence. The town boasts no less than 46 embassies, 30 consulates and around a hundred international NGOs. Along with New York and Geneva it shares the privilege of hosting a major international organisation without being a national capital.
- The European Parliament
- The European Court of Human Rights
- The Council of Europe
- The European Ombudsman
- The Pharmacopoeia
- The international television channel ARTE reaches some 15 million viewers, broadcasting programmes throughout the whole of Europe from Strasbourg.
Strasbourg has its sights set on the future… and aims to become a European culture capital in 2013 !
The Council of Europe's web site : www.coe.int
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