Treaty on European Union - Milestone Documents

Treaty on European Union

( 1992 ) Commentary by Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.
  • “Recalling the historic importance of the ending of the division of the European continent and the need to create firm bases for the construction of the future Europe.” - Preamble
  • “By this Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish among themselves a European Union, hereinafter called ‘the Union.' This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen.” - Title I, Article 1
  • “The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.” - Title I, Article 6
  • “Enhanced cooperation … shall be aimed at safeguarding the values and serving the interests of the Union as a whole by asserting its identity as a coherent force on the international scene. It shall respect: the principles, objectives, general guidelines and consistency of the common foreign and security policy and the decisions taken within the framework of that policy, the powers of the European Community, and consistency between all the Union's policies and its external activities.” - Title V, Article 27a
  • “The Union's objective shall be to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and justice by developing common action among the Member States in the fields of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and by preventing and combating racism and xenophobia.” - Title VI, Article 29

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