The proposed new Article F.1 subjects each member state to general discipline by the Union, for breach of the Article F principles upon which the Union is founded. This too is a change of constitutional basis. Ireland also would be empowered, acting together with thirteen other member states, to determine that another member state was guilty of such a default and suspend its rights and benefits. The really significant development is in the last element. The Treaty maintains the idea of a union of peoples, not a single people.
Federations can have several peoples.
The borders of the Community are still defined by reference to the borders of the member states. The proposed Treaty cements the role of the Western European Union as the military arm of government. However, this competence is limited. The Treaty also brings Europol in as an embryonic police force. Again, this competence is limited.