(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 24 September 1976 at the 26th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, 1. Recognising that the aim of the Council of Europe is the achievement of greater unity between its Members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and of facilitating their economic and social progress, in particular by pursuing common objectives designed to protect and promote European culture; [...]