(i) to promote economic and social progress which is balanced and sustainable, in par ticular through the creation of an area without internal frontiers, through the strengthening of economic and social cohesion and through the establishment of an economic and monetar,' union, ultimately including a single currency; (ii) to assert its identity on the international scene, in particular through the implementation of a common foreign and security policy, including the eventual framing of a common defence policy;
Τρίτο στήριγμα: η συνεργασία των κρατών μελών των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων στον τομέα της δικαιοσύνης και των εσωτερικών υποθέσεων.