<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union </Td> </Tr> <P> The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union enshrines certain political, social, and economic rights for European Union (EU) citizens and residents into EU law . It was drafted by the European Convention and solemnly proclaimed on 7 December 2000 by the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission . However, its then legal status was uncertain and it did not have full legal effect until the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009 . </P> <P> Under the Charter, the European Union must act and legislate consistently with the Charter and the EU's courts will strike down legislation adopted by the EU's institutions that contravenes it . The Charter applies to the Institutions of the European Union and its member states when implementing European Union law . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> European Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> This article is part of a series on the politics and government of European Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Executive (show) <Ul> <Li> Juncker Commission </Li> <Li> President Juncker (EPP) </Li> <Li> Vice Presidents </Li> <Li> College </Li> <Li> Civil Service </Li> <Li> Secretary - General Selmayr </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Legislature (show) European Parliament <Ul> <Li> President Tajani (EPP) </Li> <Li> Largest groups <Ul> <Li> EPP (Manfred Weber) </Li> <Li> S&D (Gianni Pittella) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> 8th session (2014--19) <Ul> <Li> 751 MEPs </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Bureau <Ul> <Li> Vice Presidents </Li> <Li> Quaestor </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Conference </Li> <Li> Legislative procedure </Li> </Ul> <P> Council of the EU </P> <Ul> <Li> Presidency </Li> <Li> Configurations <Ul> <Li> General </Li> <Li> Foreign </Li> <Li> Justice and Home </Li> <Li> Economic <Ul> <Li> Euro </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Legislative procedure </Li> <Li> Voting </Li> <Li> Secretariat <Ul> <Li> Secretary - General <Ul> <Li> Uwe Corsepius </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Directorates - general </Li> <Li> COREPER </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judiciary (show) <Ul> <Li> Court of Justice <Ul> <Li> Members </Li> <Li> Rulings </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> General Court </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central Bank (show) <Ul> <Li> President Draghi <Ul> <Li> ESCB </Li> <Li> Euro </Li> <Li> EMU </Li> <Li> Eurozone </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Court of Auditors (show) <Ul> <Li> Budget </Li> <Li> OLAF </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other bodies (show) <Ul> <Li> Agencies </Li> <Li> Investment Bank </Li> <Li> CoR </Li> <Li> EESC </Li> <Li> Ombudsman </Li> <Li> National parliaments </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Policies and issues (show) <Ul> <Li> Foreign relations <Ul> <Li> High Representative <Ul> <Li> Federica Mogherini </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Ext . Action Service </Li> <Li> Foreign Policy </Li> <Li> Defence Policy </Li> <Li> Customs Union </Li> <Li> Enlargement </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Budget </Li> <Li> Four Freedoms <Ul> <Li> Economic Area </Li> <Li> Area of FS&J </Li> <Li> Schengen Area </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Policies <Ul> <Li> Agricultural </Li> <Li> Energy </Li> <Li> Fisheries </Li> <Li> Regional </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Citizenship <Ul> <Li> Identity </Li> <Li> Pro-Europeanism </Li> <Li> Euroscepticism </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Integration <Ul> <Li> Supranationalism </Li> <Li> Federalism </Li> <Li> United States of Europe </Li> <Li> Multi-speed </Li> <Li> Opt - outs </Li> <Li> Enhanced co-op </Li> <Li> Withdrawal </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elections (show) <Ul> <Li> 1979, 1984, 1989 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 </Li> <Li> 2014 (last election) </Li> <Li> Political parties </Li> <Li> Constituencies </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> Referendums </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Law (show) <Ul> <Li> Treaty on European Union </Li> <Li> Acquis <Ul> <Li> Primacy </Li> <Li> Subsidiarity </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Treaties <Ul> <Li> Rome </Li> <Li> Single European Act </Li> <Li> Maastricht </Li> <Li> Amsterdam </Li> <Li> Nice </Li> <Li> Lisbon <Ul> <Li> Article 50 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Fundamental Rights </Li> <Li> Membership </Li> <Li> Treaties of Accession <Ul> <Li> 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2011 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> European Council (show) <Ul> <Li> President Tusk (EPP) <Ul> <Li> Parties </Li> <Li> List of meetings </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Other countries </Li> <Li> Atlas </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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