"Another European summit!
Seyfi Tashan
Normal readers of newspapers in Turkey and in Turkish have every right to be perplexed about the names of two organizations, namely the European Council and the Council of Europe, as both are translated into Turkish as 'Avrupa Konseyi.' The first is the highest organ of the European Union, while the second is the oldest pan-European organization, set up in 1949. 'The aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realizing the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress,' says the body. "
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