A high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment are among the objectives of the Union as established in the Treaty on European Union (TEU).
Tá ardleibhéal cosanta don chomhshaol agus ardleibhéal feabhsaithe ar a cháilíocht i measc chuspóirí an Aontais faoi mar a bunaíodh sa Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach (CAE) iad.