RULES GOVERNING PATRONAGE BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

The Secretary General's patronage is a non-material support which may be granted to any non-profit event which has a European dimension and is clear of political importance to the Council of Europe's activities or objectives. A limited number of events are granted by the Secretary General's each year. No financial undertaking is linked to the granting of patronage, as the Council of Europe has no budgetary resources beyond those which are used to implement its intergovernmental work programme. Requests for patronage must be submitted no later than 3 months before the event.

To be supplied:

1. General information on the organizer: Name, Activity, Address, Telephone, Fax, e-mail and person in charge.

2. Information on the event: Title, Place and Date

• Nature of the event: The event must be unique, of limited duration and non-profit making. Examples of such events include: conferences,colloquies, seminars, summer universities, prize, competition, festival, specialist fairs or shows. This definition excludes project, research and campaigns, as well as the setting up of a political party, association of media.
• Content: The event must be of direct relevance to the Council of Europe's current priorities as reflected in its programme of activities and must also help to raise public awareness of the Organization's objectives. Describe how the event meets these criteria.
• European significance of the event: The event must have a European dimension, that either involves, in reasonable proportionate number, nationals of at least five Council of Europe member countries, or to be held simultaneously in at least five Council of Europe member countries: Describe how the event meets this criteria.

3. Visibility of the patronage: Indicate on which communication material the patronage and the logo of the Council of Europe will be mentioned.