• respect and protection of fundamental human rights and the ‘rule of law’
  • promotion of peace and the well-being of citizens
  • a continent without internal frontiers in which freedom, security, inclusion, tolerance, justice, solidarity and non-discrimination prevail
  • a commitment to effective representative democracy
  • a sustainable economy based on balanced economic growth and social justice
  • a unified single market to ensure smooth and efficient trade within Europe and free and fair competition between companies and nations
  • to combat social exclusion and discrimination, to promote social justice and protection, sexual equality, solidarity between generations and the protection of the rights of children
  • to promote scientific and technological progress and environmental protection
  • to respect and promote the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe