For the purposes set out in Article I-3, the activities of the Member States and the Union shall include, as provided in the Constitution, the adoption of an economic policy which is based on the close coordination of Member States' economic policies, on the internal market and on the definition of common objectives, and conducted in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition.
Chun na gcríoch atá luaite in Airteagal I-3, cuimseoidh gníomhaíochtaí na mBallstát agus an Aontais, mar a bhforáiltear sa Bhunreacht, beartas eacnamaíoch a ghlacadh atá bunaithe ar chomhordú dlúth idir bheartais eacnamaíocha na mBallstát, ar an margadh inmheánach agus ar shainiú comhchuspóirí agus a sheoltar i gcomhréir le prionsabal geilleagair mhargaidh oscailte le saoriomaíocht.