UEF: PRESS RELEASES

25/11/2010 // Following a meeting of the Federalist Intergroup of MEPs today (Thursday), its chair Andrew DUFF has welcomed the decision by the European Parliament to lay down conditions for its agreement to the 2011 budget.

17/11/2010 // Reacting to the breakdown of the EU's budgetary negotiations UEF President Andrew DUFF says: "It is highly regrettable that one or two governments have pitched the EU into its first budgetary crisis for over twenty years. Agreement was certainly…

10/11/2010 // In front of a large number of MEPs, the Spinelli Group in the European Parliament was officially launched today during a one-hour long event to which also EP President Buzek took part.

01/11/2010 // UEF Serbia was admitted as a full member of the Union of European Federalists. This was unanimously adopted by the Federal Committee of the UEF at the session held on 30-31 October 2010 in Brussels. Until now, UEF Serbia was a candidate section for…

30/10/2010 // Andrew Duff, President of the Union of European Federalists (UEF) and European Liberal Democrat spokesman on constitutional affairs, has welcomed the decision of the European Council (28-29 October) to revise the Lisbon Treaty. But he warns against…

15/09/2010 // UEF President Andrew Duff has welcomed the launching of the Spinelli Group ‑ a new formation of politicians and thinkers committed to building a federal Europe. Duff, who is also chair of the Federalist Intergroup of the European Parliament, took…

07/09/2010 // UEF President Andrew Duff has welcomed the 'state of the Union' speech by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. Speaking from Strasbourg today (Tuesday) Duff said:

"President Barroso has raised the stakes. He has joined those of us who…

03/09/2010 // On September 2nd 2010, UEF held a first reception in its new premises at Square de Meeûs 25 in Brussels. UEF President Andrew Duff and Secretary-General Christian Wenning welcomed Members of the European Parliament, Administrators of Commission and…

10/06/2010 //

"The Union of European Federalists (UEF) at its meeting on June 5 and 6 in Brussels, expressed its concern on the serious delay in setting up the External Action Service. This hampers the EU's efforts to be a credible player in international affairs…

31/03/2010 // The Union of European Federalists (UEF) has elected Christian Wenning (35) as its new Secretary General. He replaces Joan Marc Simon. Wenning joined the German section of the Young European Federalists (JEF) first in 1998 and he held several…

Federalists back Parliament challenge on EU Budget

Federalists condemn breakdown of budgetary agreement

Official Launch of the Spinelli Group in the European Parliament

Serbian Federalists joined Union of European Federalists

Federalists warn against 'half-measures' on economic government

Federalist Campaign grows - new Spinelli initiative

Andrew Duff welcomes ambitious reform programme for European Union

A new chapter in the lives of European Federalists

Federalists concerned on the delay in setting up the External Action Service

Federalists elect Christian Wenning as Secretary General