10Principles4Treaty 10

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10. ESTABLISH OBLIGATION TO PEACE AND SOLIDARITY

Concerning the question of security, the aim shall be "peace" (in the broadest sense) and not the build-up of weapons at the international level. The draft CT states: “Member States shall undertake progressively to improve their military capabilities.”5 The creation of a “defence agency” would have among others the task of “developing armaments”. Any new Treaty should clearly define a strong political ambition of Europe: the EU must be a key actor for the definition of a new international and multilateral order dedicated to the building of peace and to the denouncement of war and militarization as means of settling international disputes. In particular, we denounce the neoconservative concept of “pre-emptive military missions”.

The European Attacs demand:

  • Absolute respect of the International Law, especially the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Non-Proliferation Treaty, including its obligation to disarment. Nevertheless, the EU must promote a democratic reform of the UN.
  • Promotion of worldwide disarmament, beginning at home.
  • The independence of the EU from NATO must be asserted.
  • Major investments in the build up of institutions working and researching on peaceful conflict resolution in all member states as well as at the EU level.
  • Mandatory principle of gender balance in policy making and among participants in any foreign policy activity of the European Union.
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