Article 1(a) of the Statute states that "The aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress."
Članak 1.(a) Statuta: Cilj Vijeća Europe je postići bolju povezanost među svojim članova sa svrhom očuvanja i ostvarivanja ideala i načela koji su im zajednička baština i koja olakšava njihov ekonomski i socijalni napredak.