Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The European Union is a civil, legal area of freedom, which is not just economic freedom but also freedom of security and justice, in a huge territory which, in the past, has been the site of repeated bloodshed."
Il constituera un espace civil, juridique, de liberté, non seulement économique, mais aussi de sécurité et de justice, couvrant un vaste territoire qui fut auparavant le théâtre de conflits sanglants récurrents.