Aims of the Council of europe II. Aims of the coe The raisons d'etre are set out in the first article of the London Statute: 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 >Aims of the Council of Europe II. Aims of the COE The raisons d’être are set out in the first article of the London Statute : “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 »