"consolidating overall democratic culture through the implementation of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education;"
Democracy can only flourish with strong supportive institutions and laws and a democratic culture which encompasses democratic values, ways of knowing and acting, ethical judgments, analytical competencies and skills of engagement. Education, which is a lifelong process, is a condition for rendering elections more democratic in so far as it contributes to the development of democratic culture in European societies.