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The European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Addictions ( ELISAD ) – previously called, until end of 2011, European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Alcohol and other Drugs – was a European non-governmental and non-profit making social network of libraries , documentation centers and information services situated in Europe and specialized in alcohol , drugs , tobacco and all other behavioural addictions . ^[1] Read More…

The European Association of Historic Towns and Regions ( EAHTR ), founded by the Congress of the Council of Europe in October 1999, ^[1] is a self-governing organization which groups together twelve associations, ^[2] such as the Historic Towns Forum of Great Britain, from eleven states, namely Czech Republic , Finland , Ireland , Malta , The Netherlands , Romania , Russia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Turkey and the United Kingdom, which claims to represent over 1,000 of Europe’s historic towns. Read More…

The European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) is a European non-profit organization that promotes collaboration between non-profit and scientific societies in the field of chemistry . ^[1] [2]

The Association Took over the role and Responsibilities of the Federation of European Chemical Societies and Professional Institutions qui Was founded in 1970. It HAS Currently over 41 member societies, five Supporting members, and supports 18 divisions and working parties. It represents about 160,000 chemists across Europe. ^[2] Read More…

The European Alert System (sometimes Referred to as the European Alarm System or European Warning System ) is an earthquake warning system for member states of the Council of Europe ’s EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement .

Seismic alerts are provided by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), ^[1] international, non-governmental, and non-profit association based at the Laboratory of Detection and Geophysics (LDG) of the French Atomic Energy Commission ( Office of the Commissioner at Atomic Energy – CEA) in Bruyères-le-Châtel ( Essonne , France). Until 1993, the EMSC was based in Strasbourg . ^[2] Read More…

The European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education is an independent organization that acts as a platform for collaboration for its members. The Agency’s mission is to help member states improve the quality and effectiveness of their inclusive provision for all learners. ^[1]

All European countries are committed to working with inclusive education systems. They are in different ways, on their past and current contexts and histories. Inclusive education systems are seen as a vital component of the wider aspiration of the socially inclusive societies, and both ethically and politically. Read More…

Europa Nostra ( Latin for „Our Europe“) is a pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage , representing citizens‘ organizations that work on Europe’s cultural and natural heritage . It is the voice of this movement of international organizations, in particular the European Union , the Council of Europe and UNESCO . ^[1] It has consultative status with UNESCO ^[2] and is recognized as an NGO partner. Read More…

The European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) has a membership of about 100 regional development agencies from across the European Union . Agencies from almost all Member States are EURADA members.

EURADA runs conferences and seminars and has an extensive publications program. It keeps members up to date icts with EU policy Developments and Provides briefing is critical issues Such As state aid rules. It alerts members to funding and contract opportunities and helps them with forming and running partnerships. EURADA explores new ways to do economic development and to managing RDAs. Read More…

EIROforum is an organization consisting of eight European intergovernmental scientific research organizations devoted to fostering mutual activities. Presided upon by the Director Generals of the individual organizations, who meets twice a year. the organization aims to identify mutual activities among its members to share resources in various fields. Read More…

The Danube Commission is concerned with the maintenance and improvement of navigation of the Danube River , from its source in Germany to its outlets in Romania and Ukraine, leading to the Black Sea . It was established in 1948 by seven countries bordering the river, replacing previous commissions that had also included representatives of non-riparian powers. Its predecessor commissions were among the first attempts at internationalizing the police powers of sovereign states for a common cause. Read More…

The Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine ( CBSC ; French: Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine ) is an international organization Whose function is to encourage European prosperity by Guaranteeing a high level of security for navigation of the Rhine and environs. It is the world’s oldest extant international organization. ^[1]

Secretariat

The Commission and its Secretariat is based in Strasbourg (France), in The Palais du Rhin . It has 18 staff members who deal with general management of the 50 meetings annually, external representation, administering social security for ship crews on the Rhine and running the Rhine navigation court.

History

Legally, the Commission’s authority comes from agreements made at the Congress of Vienna , held in 1815 in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars . The first meeting took place on August 15, 1816 in Mainz . In 1831, the Convention of Mainz was adopted, establishing a number of the first laws governing Rhine navigation. In 1861, the commission was moved to Mannheim , and on 17 October 1868, the Convention of Mannheim was agreed to.

This agreement still governs the principles of Rhine navigation today. The member states are currently Germany, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, and Switzerland . ^[2]

The current revised convention was signed in Strasbourg by the United States Commission and the United Kingdom on 20 November 1963 and brought into force on 14 April 1967. There have been more additional protocols. ^[3]

Shortly after the end of the First World War, in 1920, the Commission’s headquarters was moved to Strasbourg as part of the Treaty of Versailles . In 2003 the European Commission for the Council of Ministers of the European Union to the Convention of the European Union to the Regulations of the CCNR and the Commission of the Danube , especially given the prospective enlargement of the EU.

Individual German states were members before World War I. The United States was a member of the United States after World War II, while Germany was under occupation, until 1961. Italy and the United Kingdom were also members following the Treaty of Versailles, though Italy renounced its position in 1935 and the UK renounced in 1993. ^[4]

See also

• International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
• European Institutions in Strasbourg

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