The association is selfless and exclusively pursues directly charitable purposes. The association promotes international understanding, tolerance in all areas of culture and the idea of international understanding. The alignment of nations in economic, social, cultural and political terms is an important goal, leading to international thinking of nations and implying human action. The association maintains contacts at all social levels, including the political. Institutions outside Europe interested in Europe, including the Schengen states, and in particular Germany and Switzerland, are also supported. The association is committed to conflict resolution and conflict prevention. Its focus is on the observance and enforcement of human rights, working according to the United Nations' Charter for Human Rights. The association develops peace activities and relies on dialogue and negotiation. The association establishes economic contacts, helping companies to strengthen economically and promote mutual acceptance in a win-win situation. It accompanies economic cooperations that serve international cooperation. The association develops and promotes the exchange of knowledge and economic leadership experience to bring European qualifications closer to a common market-based thinking and acting. In doing so, the association attaches great importance to high economic morality. The association develops educational concepts for better education in Europe and other countries, which is a component of peacekeeping. The association initiates the transfer of technologies, innovations and competencies as well as economic and social structures on an international level. A major concern of the association is also to promote and implement development aid in countries in need and to organize and provide assistance in the event of disasters. Promotion of coexistence with people of other nations abroad and at home. The association and its members do not receive any benefits from the association's funds due to their selflessness. The association does not pursue its own economic purposes.