principle of moving treaty frontiers

principle of moving treaty frontiers

moving treaty frontiers

E. whereas Article 36 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union commits the Union to recognising and respecting ‘access to services of general economic interest as provided for in national laws and practices, in accordance with the Treaties, in order to promote the social and territorial cohesion of the Union’; whereas Article 14 TFEU establishes that ‘given the place occupied by services of general economic interest in the shared values of the Union as well as their role in promoting social and territorial cohesion, the Union and the Member States, each within their respective powers and with the scope of application ...[+++]of the Treaties, shall take care that such services operate on the basis of principles and condition, particularly economic and financial conditions, which enable them to fulfil their missions’; whereas Article 345 TFEU provides that the Treaties ‘shall in no way prejudice the rules in Member States governing the system of property ownership’; and whereas Protocol No. 26 on services of general interest elaborates on the shared values of the Union with respect to services of general economic interest;

mainly by enhancing further integration of the food industry within the internal market and to remove territorial supply constraints which contradict Internal Market principles.

28. Is of the opinion that territorial cohesion should develop as a horizontal principle and should underpin all EU policies and actions; believes that the evolution of the principles of sustainable development and environmental protection should serve as an example for how to integrate territorial cohesion in the future development of all relevant EU policies, as it must appear in all policy areas connected with cohesion; considers, however, that the horizontal dimensio ...[+++]n of territorial cohesion should not result in its limitation to a generalised, abstract framework of values; calls on the European Union to take all the necessary initiatives to translate territorial cohesion into legislative and policy proposals;

28. Is of the opinion that territorial cohesion should develop as a horizontal principle and should underpin all Community policies and actions; believes that the evolution of the principles of sustainable development and environmental protection should serve as an example for how to integrate territorial cohesion in the future development of all relevant Community policies, as it must appear in all policy areas connected with coh ...[+++]esion; considers, however, that the horizontal dimension of territorial cohesion should not result in its limitation to a generalised, abstract framework of values; calls on the Commission to take all the necessary initiatives to translate territorial cohesion into legislative and policy proposals;