The Second Version: the 2004 Charter of Fundamental Rights and Explanations, and Extracts from the Constitutional Treaty

AuthorCoghlan, Niall; Steiert, Marc
Pages109-163
TREATY ESTABLISHING
A CONSTITUTION FOREUROPE
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I.2. THE SECOND VERSION: THE 2004 CFREUArts I-2 and I-9 of the Constitutional Treaty
PART I
TITLE I
DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
Article I-1
Establishment of the Union
1.Reflecting the will of the citizens andStates of Europe to build a common future, this
Constitution establishes the European Union, on which the Member States confer competences to
attain objectives they have in common. The Union shall coordinate the policiesby which the
Member States aim to achieve these objectives, and shall exercise on a Community basis the
competences they confer on it.
2.The Union shall be open to all European States which respectits values and are committed to
promoting them together.
Article I-2
The Union's values
The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the
rule of law and respect for human rights, includingthe rights of persons belonging to minorities.
These values are common to the Member States in a society in whichpluralism, non-discrimination,
tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail.
Article I-3
The Union's objectives
1.The Union's aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being ofits peoples.
2.The Union shall offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice withoutinternal
frontiers, and an internal market where competition is free and undistorted.
3.The Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic
growth and price stability, a highly competitive social marketeconomy, 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 amongMember States.
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I.2. THE SECOND VERSION: THE 2004 CFREUArts I-2 and I-9 of the Constitutional Treaty
Article I-7
Legal personality
The Union shall have legal personality.
Article I-8
The symbols of the Union
The flag of the Union shall be acircle of twelve golden stars on ablue background.
The anthem of the Union shall be based on the Ode to Joyfrom the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van
Beethoven.
The motto of the Union shall be: United in diversity.
The currency of the Unionshall be the euro.
Europe day shall be celebrated on 9 May throughout the Union.
TITLE II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION
Article I-9
Fundamental rights
1.The Union shall recognise the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of
Fundamental Rights which constitutes Part II.
2.The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms. Such accession shall not affect the Union's competences as defined in the
Constitution.
3.Fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for theProtection of
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions
common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles ofthe Union's law.
Article I-10
Citizenship of the Union
1.Every national of a Member Stateshall be a citizenof the Union. Citizenship of theUnion shall
be additional to national citizenship and shall not replaceit.
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I.2. THE SECOND VERSION: THE 2004 CFREUArts I-2 and I-9 of the Constitutional Treaty

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