1.
The Union's aim is to promote peace, its values
and the well-being of its peoples.
3. The Union shall work for the sustainable
development of Europe based on balanced
economic growth and price stability, a highly
competitive social market economy, aiming at
full employment and social progress, and a high
level of protection and improvement of the quality
of the environment. It shall promote scientific
and technological advance.
It shall combat social exclusion and discrimination,
and shall promote social justice and protection,
equality between women and men, solidarity between
generations and protection of the rights of
the child.
It shall promote economic, social and territorial
cohesion, and solidarity among Member States.
It shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic
diversity, and shall ensure that Europe's cultural
heritage is safeguarded and enhanced.
4. In its relations with the wider world, the
Union shall uphold and promote its values and
interests. It shall contribute to peace, security,
the sustainable development of the Earth,
solidarity and mutual respect among peoples,
free and fair trade, eradication of poverty
and the protection of human rights, in particular
the rights of the child, as well as to the strict
observance and the development of international
law, including respect for the principles of
the United Nations Charter.
