ABSTRACT
Promotion of the Council of Europe’s values – human rights, democracy and the rule of law – cannot be reserved for specialists, whether diplomats, officials or judges. These values must be experienced on a daily basis. They are not just matters for the organs of state but need to be adopted by civil society, promoted through education and fully integrated into our culture. It is in this spirit that the European Cultural Convention has, since 1955, taken the work of the Council of Europe into sectors such as education, culture, youth and sport.
