The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist.
Tá sé d'aidhm ag an gConradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE) aontas níos dlúithe a chur ar bun idir pobail na hEorpa agus tugann don Aontas an cúram, inter alia, chun rannchuidiú le borradh chultúir na mBallstát, ag urramú a n-éagsúlachta náisiúnta agus réigiúnaí agus ag an am céanna a áirithiú gur ann do na dálaí is gá d'iomaíochas thionscal an Aontais.