In developing its activity, the Association will be guided by the following fundamental principles:
- To promote cooperation between the cities and places in Europe where Peace Treaties and Conventions were signed, and with European Organizations and Institutions whose main purpose is to defend Peace;
- To promote mutual understanding, through exchanging joint experiences and initiatives with all the places where Peace Treaties and Conventions were signed;
- To promote and publicize the defence of a Culture of Peace, as the best means of ensuring a peaceful and harmonious environment among the peoples of Europe, for an Europe of Peace;
- To promote events and initiatives in defence of a policy for Peace, in cooperation with national, regional and local governments and with European institutions, namely the European Commission and Parliament;
- To promote contact and joint initiatives for the defence of Peace with other places and regions in the World, especially in those where war is a bloody reality;
- To promote Cultural Tourism for Peace, by integrating the places of Peace into the maps and programs for tourist development in every region and European country.