ARTICLE D
The European Council shall provide the Union with the necessary
impetus for its development and shall define the general political
guidelines thereof.
The European Council shall bring together the Heads of State or of
Government of the Member States and the President of the
Commission. They shall be assisted by the Ministers for Foreign
Affairs of the Member States and by a Member of the Commission. The
European Council shall meet at least twice a year, under the
chairmanship of the Head of State or of Government of the Member
State which holds the Presidency of the Council.
The European Council shall submit to the European Parliament a
report after each of its meetings and a yearly written report on the
progress achieved by the Union.

ARTICLE E
The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court
of Justice shall exercise their powers under the conditions and for the
purposes provided for, on the one hand, by the provisions of the
Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the
subsequent Treaties and Acts modifying and supplementing them and,
on the other hand, by the other provisions of this Treaty.

ARTICLE F
1. The Union shall respect the national identities of its Member States,
whose systems of government are founded on the principles of
democracy.
2. The Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and