...presented to the Thessaloniki European Council, above n 26: 'The Union is founded on the values of human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, the rule...tolerance, justice, solidarity and non-discrimination.' In the Final Report, para 11, Working Group XI cited Art 136 EC, which refers to the Social Charters...

...The reference to the values of the Union in draft Article I-56 reflects Article I-2 which states that the Union 'is founded on the values of respect for...the rule of law and respect for human rights.' These are the values also listed by the Council as underpinning the new neighbourhood policy.47 Is this talk...

...Constitution for Europe, 2004). Article 1-2 of the Treaty, entitled 'The Union's values' also states: "The Union is founded on the values of respect for...democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member...

...of persons, freedom, respect for reason' and the latter identifying the foundation of the Union upon the values of respect for human dignity, liberty,...of law and respect for human rights. These values, it is reiterated, are common to the member states 'in a society of pluralism, tolerance, justice, solidarity...

...added to the list of values. Social peace was discarded. The final form of Article 2 runs as follows: The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity. liberty, democracy, cqualit). the rule of law and respeci for human rights. These values are common to the member states...

...which respect its 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, including the rights of...

...long-standing commitments to equality of opportunities. Firstly, Article 2, entitled 'Union's values', states: The Union is founded on the values of respect for...tolerance, justice, solidarity and non-discrimination. The European Women's Lobby considers this a significant improvement on the Amsterdam provisions. More specifically,...

...Development, and more generally to the external dimensions of the Union's Human Rights policy.30 26. Art. 1-2, "The Union is founded on the values of respect for...tolerance, justice, solidarity and non-discrimination." 27. Art. 11(1) TEU. The safeguarding of the Union's common values also appears as a Union objective...

...the treatment of all 24 See, for example, ibid. 25 Article 1-2: The Union's Values, reads as follows: The Union is founded on the values of respect for...democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. 26 Ekeus, "Towards a Europe for All..."....

...the draft is the need for reconciling universal values with Europe's diversity. 'These [universal] values are common to the Member States in a society...tolerance, justice, solidarity and non-discrimination' (European Convention 2003d: Article 1-2). The Convention exercise, rather than forging significant...