European Commission

The goals of the European Union are: to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizens; to offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders; sustainable development based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive market economy with full employment and social progress, and environmental protection; to combat social exclusion and discrimination; to promote scientific and technological progress; to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among EU countries; to respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity; to establish an economic and monetary union whose currency is the euro.