President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, holds a press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on March 22, 2024.

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, holds a press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on March 22, 2024. © 2024 Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via AP Photo

26 September 2024 — There is a stand-alone article in the European Union’s founding Treaty that puts human rights at the core of EU foreign policy.

There are authoritative guidelines and a comprehensive action plan on human rights and democracy, adopted by EU governments, to guide the bloc’s external actions.

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