It provides further guarantees that decisions will be taken by those closest to citizens, and it acknowledges the significance the values on which the Union rests: respect for human rights and dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, and the rule of law. These shared values are the glue that binds governments together in the recognition that clinging to pure self-interest is no longer reasonable when common concerns call for a common strategy.
《欧盟宪法》将会使欧洲变得更加民主和透明。它进一步确保决策者将会是与公民们最接近的人。它承认欧盟所赖以生存的一系列价值观的重要意义：尊重人的权利和尊严、自由、民主、平等和法制。这些共有的价值观是将各国政府团结起来的粘合剂。在此情况下，各国政府都承认当共同的关注需要我们采取共同战略时，敝帚自珍就不合时宜了。