The Treaty on European Union (TEU)

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Text in 6 Parts

1 Common Provisions

Art 1: Union founded on this treaty and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union- Same legal value. AThe Union shall replace and succeed the European Community. REMEMBERArt 47 = EU has a legal personality---so all members and the EU can be full members of the council of Europe. EU has not yet joined (however agreement to do so est. in July 2011)

Art 2: EU dounded on values of: respect for human dignity, freedom , democracy, equality, rule of law, and respect for human right---including for minorities

Art3: Aims of the EU----

General promotion of peace, well being of its peoples, freedom of movement (no internal, controlled external borders)

creation of internal market--> aim= full employment soial progress --> protection and improvement of the environment

establishment of economic and monetary union= the euro. Promotion if its values while contributing to the eradication fo poverty , observing human rihts respecting the charter of the UN

EU achieves objectives byy 'appropriate means'

Art6: binds EU to charter of fundamental rights of the EU and the ECHR

art 9: equality of EU citizens, every national of a member state = a citizen in addition to their national citizenship