The Charter outlines a joint vision of the EUROWA members (Associated Organisations and Affiliate Members). It aims to provide a mechanism to reinforce the bonds between organisations that are, or want to become part of the EUROWA network, and the bonds between them and their national authorities, so enabling EUROWA to become an integrated and recognised professional service available to governments and NGOs in Europe.

The Charter holds the network together and describes its governance, its standards and the preparedness structures it is based on.