Council of Europe

in 20th century in the region of South-Eastern Europe. During 18th century, the Ottoman Empire established political and social unity in the Balkan region and it’s called Pax Ottomanica. The Ottoman Empire stabilized the external border of the Balkans, although the Ottoman Empire was declining due to increase of Christian population and power in the region. According to Paschalis M. there are two maps that explain the distribution of languages of Europe between 17th and 18th century. The first…

I feel qualified to hold this position because of how influential the big/little aspect of Zeta has been on my life. My family within Zeta is so close from my great grand big down to my little, and each of them have given me a feeling of having a home away from home. I’ve experienced how important getting a big sister can be when you are a freshman trying to find your way and find where you belong at Auburn. I’ve also experienced how important it is to turn around and be that same guiding light…

united and peaceful Europe as a common project. With this blurred idea in mind and way too optimistic about the idea of Europe as one, the Austrian Count Coudenhove Kalergi, in 1923, founded the Pan-European Movement. He was the first one to conceive of a union of European nations and also wrote the Pan-Europa manifesto in 1923. In 1926, he managed to bring together diverse political figures in the First European Congress held in Vienna. In his manifesto, he has beautifully said: “Europe as a…

Following the end of World War II, peace was on the mind of many of the world’s citizens. It was clear that stubborn positions of nationalism had not only feed the beast that was Nazis Germany, but had also prevented capable, neighboring powers in Europe from coming together quickly enough to halt the blitz early on. European economies, militaries, and citizens were left horribly ravished, displaced and war-torn. Only an astonishing 20 years had passed between the end of the First World War and…

France is a territory in Western Europe. It consists of Metropolitan France and several overseas regions as well. The national motto is “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”, which found its origin during the French Revolution in 1789-1799. Paris, the capital of France, has a population of 6.7 million and is the country's largest city. Paris is a powerhouse for fashion, culinary, art, music, architecture, culture, and wine. France is held in high esteem for their notorious cuisine. France is a country…

The expansion of Europe during the time More was writing Utopia led him to create idealized version of the foreign lands he heard described due to his distaste in the current state of European government and society. By telling a story of a Utopian society, More was able to critique the state of affairs in Europe without explicitly stating his distaste. He uses the fictional Hythloday to first critique European governance and society and then to explain what More believes to be the perfect…

The official name is the Portuguese Republic and it is located in southwest Europe. The name Portugal derives from the Roman name “Portus Cale.” Portugal is located in the Iberian Peninsula, south west of Spain and north east of the Atlantic Ocean. They started as the county of Portugal after the crusades started reconquering land to the moors. In 1143 Portugal had its independence and started conquering its way south. In 1297 it stabilized its borders, making itself the European country with…

so weak, these towns developed autonomous, self-governing bodies that considered themselves a community that was made up of most middle-class citizens, which tended to govern themselves through a number of organizations. (Document 1) By examining Europe, as well…

During the mid-eighteenth century, Europe was starving for more power. With the colonization of the New World, different countries began to try and one up another in order to achieve ultimate power. Despite this, on the major scale, it was Europe itself trying to dominate the world on a global scale. Europe began to expand to increase their overall power, and inside of the continent, individual countries started act unreasonable so that it would not grant powers to anyone outside of themselves,…

Europe is in the middle of the largest influx of people since the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the move to search for better life, free of war and fear, just within Europe. Another 4 million are being hosted in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. In 2014, the Great Britain gained approximately 330,00 people through migration, which is the highest figure ever to be recorded. On Thursday, in an interview with British news station ITV, the British prime minister, David Cameron…