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The Council of Europe (NOT THE EU) is a rather confusing body, made up of 47 member states is kinda complicated. In this video we explain who’s in the council, what its role is and why it’s not actually the European Union.

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1 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741526
2 – https://edoc.coe.int/en/an-overview/6966-the-council-of-europe-an-overview.html
3 – https://edoc.coe.int/en/an-overview/6966-the-council-of-europe-an-overview.html
4 – https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/what-european-convention-human-rights
5 – https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/European_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Human_Rights_and_Fundamental_Freedoms#Section_I_%E2%80%93_Rights_and_freedoms_%C2%B9
6 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45789759
7 – https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2017-0020-judgment.pdf
8 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45789759
9 – https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/15/gay-marriage-cake-customer-takes-case-to-european-court
10 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49350891
11 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36149798
12 – http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06577/SN06577.pdf
13 – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A12016M006
14 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741526
15 – https://edoc.coe.int/en/an-overview/6206-the-council-of-europe-guardian-of-human-rights.html

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  1. @ricardomews3597

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    more leftist circus!!! and plans to rig EP elections in June

  2. @nuttywalls8190

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Gypsies, tramps and theives

  3. @MarkWilliams-mo5ic

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    So much toxic government the parasitic corrupt enelected eu government great for forcing unpopular undemocratic laws on member states populations and double tax brilliant con job

  4. @jeanneknight4791

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    This is fascinating to me as someone from the USA. What is of particular intetest is that there are poltical parties from differing countries that align. I have been watching Europe more closely since retiring because now I have time to delve into things more. It is truly remarkable. I can't imagine that North America could do this though it is possible at times for USA to make some correlation between itself and Canada but less so with Mexico.

  5. @ninirema4532

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    ๐Ÿ™โœ๏ธ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฅฆ

  6. @christopher9727

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Your freedoms are being taken away serve Jesus Christ today in your freedoms submit to him and not your own will or the worlds or people will
    Jesus Christ is God repent of all sins today
    Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven

    There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today

    Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
    Come to Jesus Christ today

    Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
    Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
    Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
    Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today

    John 3:16-21

    16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

    Mark 1.15

    15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

    2 Peter 3:9

    The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

    Hebrews 11:6

    6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
    Jesus

  7. @dawnburke2756

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Freedom will no longer exists if you are in EU now – ๐Ÿ˜ข

    Hate it all these new so called policies- I want my country back & own our own currency ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

  8. @tobeytransport2802

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The reason they have the same flag is because that is the Flag of Europe, but the EU couldโ€™ve been a bit more creative I suppose.

  9. @ems4884

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Europe really could do with an overhaul of it's various institutions.

  10. @markmerry1471

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    But the E U would like it to be

  11. @shailendrabehera8512

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The 11 points of Convention of Human Rights! These are the points that the imperialist europe doesn't want upon itself what it did to the rest of the world.

  12. @rifkinr4660

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The Ashers are nothing but hell dwellers themselves

  13. @halbrakt3457

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Who else is here to brush up on what the COE is now that Russia was kicked out from it?

  14. @mihalceamihnea

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    3:565:13 GJ UK

  15. @Captain-Axeman

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    If a baker doesn't want to make you a cake find another baker.

    The simple fact is that everyone has human rights. That baker could for example have a religious reason why not to do it.

  16. @zaydalaoui9397

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The more I know about Europe and EU, the less I understand. This all seems unnecessarily complicated and a full restructuring is inevitable to make it more efficient and relevant to Europeans

  17. @andybray9791

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Churchill would back the U.K. on the council of Europe but a sponsor of a federal institution (Eu) than in it

  18. @mariahedegaard1863

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    How do the two organizations collaborate? or not? I am thinking in particular about the Council of Europe's Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture, to put it more precise: I am trying to figure out how much (or little) influence such initiative have on policymaking in the member states? My guess is that decisions made in the European Union have stronger influence on member states than decisions made by the Council of Europe. However, I might have gotten it all wrong?

  19. @istoppedcaring6209

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    i would argue that there are litterally thousands of patisery shops that provide the service in question, and that everyone has a right to an oppinion, being forced to write the oppinion you do not stand behind, even if it constitutes a human right is also a violation of human rights, the shop in question is not capable of taking that right away from them, nor did it try to, and as noted before as there is a multitude of such shops that deliver the same service this case should be dismissed, this is a case of justified discrimination, you can not force someone to make a statement which goes against their religious and personal beliefs,

    it would be different if this cake shop had a monopoly on the service in question, but even then it is tricky because we have all heard the argument concerning twitter, facebook,… that they are private companies that can discriminate politically and so on,….

    in the end it is also a frivolous case, there is no real legitemate reason that this should go to trial given that it is about a literal cake,

  20. @maikotter9945

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Man kรถnnte die Organisationen
    ยฐ der Organisation fรผr Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa
    ยฐ und der Europรคischen Union
    … auflรถsen
    … und die Funktionen im Europarat bรผndeln.
    Grundsatz: Freiwilligkeit bei EinzelmaรŸnahmen

    Parlamentarische Versammlung des Europarates
    ยฐ 636 Delegierte
    ^ 318 Vollmitglieder
    ^ 318 Ersatzmitglieder

    SOC Fraktion: 158 Mitglieder
    ยฐ Deutschland (11): SPD ?; GRรœ ?

    EVP/CD Fraktion: 157 Mitglieder
    ยฐ Deutschland (8): CDU ?; CSU ?

    EK/DA Fraktion: 96 Mitglieder
    ยฐ Deutschland: AfD 3

    ALDE Fraktion: 94 Mitglieder
    ยฐ Deutschland: FDP 3

    VEL Fraktion: 38 Mitglieder
    ยฐ Deutschland: LIN 2

    Fraktionslose: 94 Mitglieder

  21. @remybuitenhuis2433

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    After this video, I have no idea wat the COE does

  22. @gunorijssel7987

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    What's the RELEVANCE of its EXISTENCE given the POWER OF THE EU????? Why they didn't abandon it once the EU managed to proof beyond reasonable doubt what metal it is mad off?????????

  23. @wandafisch4411

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    EU ordered from wish

  24. @clipwhatcherdude

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    I wish I got that achievement when I subbed

  25. @changthunderwang7543

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    What the fuck does a cake have to do with human rights? Fuck.

  26. @politisk_prins

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    All this makes me think is how happy I am to have a conservative magority on the Supreme Court

  27. @AaronMcHale

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Should someone tell all those Brexit nuts that the UK is still a member? Lol!

  28. @zachj61

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Gay cake: As much as I support gay rights (as a fellow one myself), surely those business owners have the right to refuse this service on two grounds: One, that clause of conscience, and Two, that they cant be forced to work. They cant be forced to do this task if they choose not to, on top the UK courts point.

    'Support gay marriage' is a political statement, unusual for a cake, a reference to sexual orientation, unusual for a cake, even an indirect reference to sex, unusual for a cake. Sure, we've all seen cakes of genetia, but I wouldnt wanna make a penis cake either…

    Also… have Bert and Ernie ever come out of the closet? Surely thats rather disrespectful, if true, and insulting or rude, if theyre not gay as inferred.

  29. @gintasasd6814

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Worst thing that happend to europe after ww2

  30. @jimbo6059

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    It is the council of Europe that has kept the peace. Not the EU.

  31. @nbarrett100

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Bert and Ernie are not cartoon characters. They are puppets. How can I ever trust this channel again?

  32. @rin_etoware_2989

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    imagine kicking up a big fuss over a damn cake

  33. @alberpajares4792

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Why ยก donโ€™t wanna know anything about human rights: cause thereโ€™s no man rights,..

  34. @throwaway9226

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The video didn't mention the International Criminal Court!!!!!! (The hague) Which was established after the First World War.

  35. @georgios_5342

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    4:42 so the other guy's freedoms of expression and freedom of conscience were both trampled on for the gay activist who could have simply got his cake from another bakery. Nice.

  36. @luisangel444

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    Some say the gay cake case will soon arrive to the UN…

  37. @mercurieretrograde

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The fight against racism and gender equality? I didn't know they were fighting AGAINST gender equality. That explains a lot.

  38. @pjconnolly

    March 3, 2024 at 8:38 pm

    The basterds no wonder the English hate them, using the E word.

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