Amsterdam

The Treaty on European Union shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

1) After the third recital the following recital shall be inserted: “CONFIRMING their attachment to fundamental social rights as defined in the European Social Charter signed at Turin on 18 October 1961 and in the

1989 Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers,”

2) The existing seventh recital shall be replaced by the following: “DETERMINED to promote economic and social progress for their peoples, taking into account the principle of sustainable development and within the context of the accomplishment of the internal market and of reinforced cohesion and environmental protection, and to implement policies ensuring that advances in economic integration are accompanied by parallel progress in other fields