Article 12 and Article 27 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights set out, respectively: Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association at all levels, in particular in political trade union and civic matters, which implies the right of everyone to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his or her interests.
Člankom 12. i člankom 27. Povelje o temeljnim pravima utvrđuje se: Svatko ima pravo na slobodu mirnog okupljanja i slobodu udruživanja na svim razinama, osobito kad je riječ o političkim, sindikalnim i građanskim pitanjima, što podrazumijeva i pravo svakoga na osnivanje sindikata i pristupanje njima radi zaštite svojih interesa.