Europe are recognised political goals in Europe today. The Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages set up a legal framework for language rights in Europe. The four most populous cities of Europe are Istanbul, Moscow, Paris and London, each have over 10 million residents, and as such have been described as megacities. While Istanbul has the highest total population, one third lies on the Asian side of the Bosporus, making Moscow the most populous city entirely in Europe. The next largest cities in order
Chinatowns in Europe re-established since the 2010s. The city hosts the biennial high-level conference "" and also has a major Chinese consulate at "Elbchaussee" 268 in Othmarschen since 1921. Shanghai is a sister city of Hamburg. Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, has seen an influx of Chinese primarily from the Yunnan province since 2002. Its Chinatown is located in the western end of the city within its Second District. Most of the residents speak Mandarin and are primarily involved in the city's wholesale trade of goods. The country has had a very small Chinese population since World War II, but most of the