te or of Government of the Member
State which holds the Presidency of the Council.
The European Council shall submit to the European Parliament a
report after each of its meetings and a yearly written report on the
progress achieved by the Union.

ARTICLE E
The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court
of Justice shall exercise their powers under the conditions and for the
purposes provided for, on the one hand, by the provisions of the
Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the
subsequent Treaties and Acts modifying and supplementing them and,
on the other hand, by the other provisions of this Treaty.

ARTICLE F
1. The Union shall respect the national identities of its Member States,
whose systems of government are founded on the principles of
democracy.
2. The Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and as
they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member
States, as general principles of Community law.
3. The Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its
objectives and carry through its policies.

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PROVISIONS AMENDING THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISHING
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

ARTICLE G
The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community shall be
amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article, in order to
establish a European Community.
A. Throughout the Treaty:
1) The term "European Economic Community" shall be replaced by the
term "European Community".
B. In Part One "Principles":
2) Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 2
The Community shall have as its task, by establishing a common
market and an economic and monetary union and by implementing the
common policies or activities referred to in Articles 3 and 3a, to
promote throughout the Community a harmonious and balanced
development of economic activities, sustainable and non-inflationary
growth respecting the environment, a high degree of convergence of
economic performance, a high level of employment and of social
protection, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life, and
economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States.'
3) Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 3
For the purposes set out in Article 2, the ac