(VOVworld) - 27 leaders of the European Union signed a statement on Saturday in Rome declared their commitment to integrating the Continent even as a series of crises has badly weakened the efforts and Britain prepares to leave the bloc.

Spanish Prime Minister Marano Rajoy Brey signed the Rome Declaration (Photo: TTXVN)

 The statement, known as the Rome Declaration and signed on the anniversary of the day the bloc’s foundations were laid 60 years ago, underscored the aspirations of a “unique union with common institutions and strong values, a community of peace, freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.”