Commissioner Hammarberg participates in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe
[02/10/09 12:00] Commissioner Hammarberg took part in the celebration for the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe on October 1. The Ceremony was held at the "Palais de la musique et des congrès" in Strasbourg. In his speech, the Commissioner underlined that over the past sixty years, the Council of Europe has achieved a great deal in building a continent where disputes are solved by dialogue and injustices corrected by agreed standards and procedures protecting the rights of the individual. "This has also sowed hope among many" he said. "We must now empower the next generations with the same hopes, means and abilities to defend the true European values."
