@DavidCoburnUKip Just look at the flag, logo and anthem. A durian by any other name still stinks

Council of Europe

@DavidCoburnUKip Just look at the flag, logo and anthem. A durian by any other name still stinks

While the member states of the European Union transfer national legislative and executive powers to the European Commission and the European Parliament in specific areas under European Community law , Council of Europe member states maintain their sovereignty but commit themselves through conventions (i.e., public international law ) and co-operate on the basis of common values and common political decisions. Those conventions and decisions are developed by the member states working together at the Council of Europe, whereas secondary European Community law is set by the organs of the European Union. Both organisations function as concentric circles around the common foundations for European integration , with the Council of Europe being the geographically wider circle. The European Union could be seen as the smaller circle with a much higher level of integration through t...

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@PoliticAli_UK » 18 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @FreebornTrukip: @DavidCoburnUKip Just look at the flag, logo and anthem. A durian by any other name still stinks [link]
@FreebornTrukip » 18 Oct '12, 4pm
@DavidCoburnUKip Just look at the flag, logo and anthem. A durian by any other name still stinks [link]
@DavidCoburnUKip » 18 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @FreebornTrukip: @DavidCoburnUKip Just look at the flag, logo and anthem. A durian by any other name still stinks [link]
@marketanarch » 18 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @FreebornTrukip: @DavidCoburnUKip Just look at the flag, logo and anthem. A durian by any other name still stinks [link]