What was one of the first goals of the european nation?

I think the main purpose of the eu is to prevent the triggering of a III WW in Europe. To ensure peace, the EU has worked in these years by linking all of the economies and political systems of member states. So making the economy thrive is a way to achieve this goal, it is not, as others have written, the main purpose of the european union. At all. The eu has much much different ambitions. If in its work, it makes people richer, the better, but in order to get into the EU a country doesn’t have to be rich, or big or christian, or strictly with a european territory or anything of the sort.

Protecting and assisting  u.s. citizens  living or traveling abroad; assisting u.s.  businesses  in the international marketplace; coordinating and providing support for international activities of other u.s. agencies (local, state, or federal government), official visits overseas and at home, and other diplomatic efforts.keeping the public informed about u.s. foreign policy and relations with other countries and providing feedback from the public to administration officials.providing  automobile registration  for non-diplomatic staff vehicles and the vehicles of diplomats of foreign countries having  diplomatic immunity  in the united states