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In 1945, the world was emerging from World War II and Europe lay in ruins. The United Nations was set up as a beacon of goodwill and hope, and of a desire to free the human race from a kind of tribal relationship of estrangement and exclusion. The idea was to lead us towards a greater civilisation in which we were united in the dignity of equals, and it was through dialogue that this was to be achieved. Even without the strength befitting the dimensions of its foundations, the United Nations attempted to dissipate Cold War tensions, in its handling of decolonisation and in regional conflicts. Indeed, the organisation is constantly attempting to punch above its weight, with its patchwork of States, for the purposes of peace.
The EU is rooted in the same moral foundation as the United Nations, in terms of the values of peace, solidarity among peoples, democracy and the rule of law.
The EU also continues to seek tangible form for its stated aims, by promoting governability, integrated coexistence and the spread of its humanitarian ideals around the world.
At this time, what is missing in the reform of the UN is the reform of the EU; after all, multipolarity is becoming increasingly embedded in the EU’s political and legal architecture. In other words, what the United Nations is missing is a European Constitution. This is the way in which high ideals can be put into practice."@en1
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