Renouveau & Démocratie's trade union activities in the european institutions are based on three concepts:

-renewal
-opening
-transparency

R&D was founded in 1992, and immediately announced its ambition; the renewal of trade union action.
R&D conducts its activities in a spirit of opening, encouraging dialogue not only with members, but with non-members as well.
Out of a concern for transparency, elected officers, members, sympathisers in fact, all colleagues are invited to attend meetings of the R&D Executive Committee.
R&D bases its actions on:

- a whole-hearted and coherent defence of the European civil service
- active involvement in staff representation
- direct, genuine dialogue with staff.

The Renouveau & Démocratie trade union, takes its inspiration from the new form of pluralist, progressive and democratic trade unionism.
It defends the individual and collective interests of all staff employed in European Institutions and/or the European bodies, and of people who, although they work for European Institutions, have no statutory links with them.
R&D also defends equality of treatment and of working conditions.