Among other initiatives, on 13 December 2011 Franco Spoltore, Secretary General of MFE, participated in a panel discussion with representatives of the Italian, German, French and Spanish trade unions in Milano, organised by the Italian trade unions. The meeting highlighted the need for trade unions to develop a Europe-wide vision on growth and employment and the role of Europe to promote it. The MFE explained the proposals of the federalist movement and stressed how the project of a European federation and a European plan for growth and employment are more and more becoming two sides of the same project in the current European political and economic phase.

In this respect, options to launch a European Citizens Initiative have also been discussed. On the matter of a Citizens Initiative, on 25 November 2011 Lucio Levi, President of MFE, met with representatives of the Italian trade union UIL to discuss how to cooperate to the launch of an ECI on a European plan for sustainable growth. MFE has also written to a number of representatives of political and social forces inviting them to join a network to promote such ECI. Download the letter.