EU ACTION TO STRENGTHEN RULES-BASED MULTILATERALISM- COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS (17 JUNE 2019)

1. In this interconnected and rapidly changing world, we depend on a rules-based international order and need commonly agreed rules and effective and inclusive global institutions, within and beyond the United Nations (UN) system, to ensure peace, security, human rights, prosperity and sustainable development for all. International law, agreements and rules establish a level playing-field for large and small countries alike.