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member states A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation. Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign st ...
, soon all member states of the Council of Europe joined the
Venice Commission The Venice Commission, officially European Commission for Democracy through Law, is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law. It was created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin ...
. Since 2002, non-European states can also become full members. As of 13 June 2014, the commission has 60 member states.


Full members

The 18 founding members: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The 29 other member states of the Council of Europe: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Other member states (mostly outside of Europe), with their year of accession: * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2009 * 2010 * 2010 * 2012 * * 2014 * 2019


Associate members

* is an associate member


Observers

Observer members include: * * * *


Special status

Special co-operation status (similar to that of observer status):Members of the Venice Commission
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European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
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Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine,
* In addition, the EU
Committee of the Regions The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the European Union's (EU) assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities (i.e. regions, counties, provinces, municipalities and cities) with a direct voice w ...
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OSCE The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...
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ODIHR The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) dealing with the " human dimension" of security. The Office, originally named Office for ...
and IACL/AIDC (The International Association of Constitutional Law , ''Association internationale de droit constitutionnel'') participate in the plenary sessions of the commission.


See also

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Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a p ...


References

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Venice Commission The Venice Commission, officially European Commission for Democracy through Law, is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law. It was created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin ...