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Olympic flame has reached the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe, in the presence of its current Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić, received today the Olympic flame for the Paris Summer Olympic Games. The bearer of the Olympic torch was welcomed by the president of the Parliamentary Assembly, Theodoros Rousopoulos.

Also, an exhibition about the Council of Europe's European Sports Charter was opened.

For more than fifty years, the Council of Europe, the main organization defending democracy and human rights in Europe, has been advocating for fair play and respect in sport through its actions to make healthy and ethical sport accessible to all.

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