– clarify the Union's competences and de
fine and extend its values and objectives to the effect that: "in its relations with the wider world, the Union shall uphold and pro
mote its values and interests and contribute to the protection of its citizens. It shall contribute to peace, security, the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights, in particular the rights of the child, as well as to the strict observance and th
...[+++]e development of international law, including respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter";