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0.6.1.10. Treaty on European Union, signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992 [...] TITLE I Common provisions Article A By this Treaty, the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter called «the Union». This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen. The Union shall be founded on the European Communities, supplemented by policies and forms of cooperation established by this Treaty. Its task shall be to organize, in a manner demonstrating consistency and solidarity, relations between the Member States and between their peoples. [...] Article D The Council of Europe shall provide the Union with the necessary impetus for its development and shall define the general political guidelines thereof. The Council of Europe shall bring together the Heads of State or Government of Member States and the President of the Commission. They shall be assisted by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States and by a Member of the Commission. The Council of Europe shall meet at least twice a year, under the chairmanship of the Head of State or Government of the Member State which holds the Presidency of the Council. The Council of Europe shall submit to the European Parliament a report after each of its meetings and a yearly written report on the progress achieved by the Union. Article E The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Justice shall exercise their powers under the conditions and for the purposes provided for, on the one hand, by the provisions of the Treaties and Acts modifying and supplementing them and, on the other hand, by the other provisions of this Treaty. Article F 1 The Union shall respect the national identities of its Member States, whose systems of government are founded on the principles of democracy. 2 The Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law. 3 The Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry through its policies. TITLE II Provisions amending the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community with a view to establishing the European Community [...] PART TWO Citizenship of the Union Article 8 1 Citizenship of the Union is hereby established. Every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. 2 Citizens of the Union shall enjoy the rigths conferred by this Treaty and shall be subject to the duties imposed thereby. [...] PART THREE Community policies [...] TITLE VIII Social policy, education, vocational training and youth [...] CHAPTER 3 Educational, vocational training and youth Article 126 1 The Community shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging co-operation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity. [...] TITLE IX Culture Article 128 1 The Community shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. 2 Action by the Community shall be aimed at encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, supporting and supplementing their action in the following areas:
3 The Community and the Member States shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of culture, in particular the Council of Europe. [...] PART SIX General and final provisions [...] Article 217 The rules governing the languages of the institutions of the Community shall, without prejudice to the provisions contained in the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, be determined by the Council, acting unanimously. [...] TITLE VII Final provisions [...] Article S This Treaty, drawn up in a single original in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the government of the Italian Republic, wich will transmit a certified copy to each of the governments of the other signatory States. Done at Maastricht on the seventh day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two. |
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