consolidation of EU law [ consolidation of Community law | consolidation of European Union law ]

EU law - national law [ Community law - national law | European Union law - national law | national law - Community law | national law - European Union law ]

infringement of EU law [ breach of Community law | breach of EU law | breach of European Union law | infringement of Community law | infringement of European Union law | infringement of the EC Treaty ]

As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to the European Community [or to the Community ] in the text of the [Agreement /…] are, where appropriate, to be read as to the European Union [or to the Union ].

Protocol relating to Article 6(2) of the Treaty on the European Union on the accession of the Union to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the status and activities of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Georgia, EUJUST THEMIS

In particular, it will continue to encourage China to mobilise its diplomatic and other resources to support international security, including engagement on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Afghanistan and Syria; contribute to peace and security in the EU's neighbourhood in line with international law; ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in the East and South China Seas; settle disputes peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law; seek common ground with China on disarmament, non-proliferation, counter-terrorism and cyberspace; and work with China to support capacity-building and peacekeeping operations on th ...[+++]e African continent.

Through State-building contracts, the European Union provides direct budget support to countries in fragile and transitional situations.

This was followed by the EU's Common Strategy on Russia of 1999 that defines certain priority areas such as consolidation of democracy, rule of law and public institutions.

With the aim of ensuring young people’s access to rights, the EU needs to focus, inter alia, on combating youth unemployment, fostering active citizenship and diminishing the mismatch between the skills and competences that young people acquire and those required by the labour market while enabling them to contribute to the sustainable creation of new jobs by promoting high quality education a well as improving the communication of graduate skills and competences to employers.