The Observatory on History Teaching in Europe builds on nearly 70 years of work carried out by the Council of Europe in the service of history education.

The texts listed below (Documents, Recommendations and Resolutions) comprise only part of the resources available on the topic. Further information on the Council of Europe’s work on history education can be found on the History Teaching webpage.

 Observatory Statutory documents

• Resolution CM/Res(2023)6 confirming the establishment of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe
• Resolution CM/Res(2020)34 establishing the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe 
• Rules of Procedure of the Governing Board 
• Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Advisory Council

 Reference texts

• European Cultural Convention
• Recommendations and Resolutions of the Council of Europe 

 Publications

• OHTE General Report on the State of History Teaching in Europe (2023)
• OHTE Thematic Report on "Pandemics and natural disasters as reflected in history teaching" (2022) 
• OHTE Thematic Report on "Economic crises in history teaching" (2025)
• OHTE Ad hoc study on "The Abolition of the death penalty in history teaching" (2026)