The Congress was preceded by a round table, chaired by the President of MFE, Lucio Levi, on “What kind of Europe could face the challenges of economic crisis and globalization?”. Several members of the Italian and European Parliaments participated.After the reports of the President, Lucio Levi, and the General Secretary, Giorgio Anselmi, the delegates were split into four political commissions, on “The strategy towards the European Federation in the current European and world framework” (speakers: Domenico Moro, Carlo Maria Palermo, Sergio Pistone, Franco Spoltore), “The economic and financial crisis and the responses to it at Italian, European and world levels” (speakers: Antonio Longo, Alberto Majocchi, Antonio Mosconi, Simone Vannuccini), “Europe’s role in the world: environmental emergency, disarmament, new model for development” (speakers: Federico Butti, Paolo Lorenzetti, Roberto Palea), “The state of organized federalism in Europe and the world” (speakers: Jacopo Barbati, Francesco Ferrero, Lucio Perosin, Luisa Trumellini).At the beginning of the general debate, a message from the President of Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, was read by the presidium. Amid the general debate Christian Wenning, Secretary General of the UEF, brought the greetings of the European organisation to the Italian delegates, as well as an update on its recent organisational and political achievements. After a very lively general debate, the new Central Committee and the Italian delegates to the UEF Congress were elected.The general resolution unanimously adopted at the end of the Congress affirmed the engagement of MFE to launch a “Campaign for the European Federation” asking for an initiative in this direction by a group of states and supporting initiatives of the European Parliament, of the Commission or even of the Council which could allow progress towards the federal unification of Europe. This Campaign should involve the public at large, civil society organisations, and the political class at local, national and European level and include all the different initiatives undertaken at local level (including the Citizens’ conventions) under the heading “A hundred towns for the European Federation”. The campaign itself should be concluded by a national “Convention for the European Federation” to be held by the end of 2012.The Central Committee convened immediately after the the Congress confirmed Lucio Levi as UEF Italy’s President for the term 2011-2013 and elected Franco Spoltore as the new General Secretary and Claudio Filippi as the new Tresaurer.Next training seminarsTraditionally, several regional centres of MFE organize in spring training seminars for students in collaboration with GFE (the Italian branch of JEF). The following ones are already scheduled:●    the seminar of Lombardy will take place in Desenzano from April 29 to May 1 and will take place in parallel with a two-day international seminar organized in collaboration with UEF Belgium.●    the seminar of Tuscany has been scheduled from July 16 to 23 in Pian dei Carpinelli.●    the seminar of Veneto will be held in Neumarkt (A), from August 1 to 6●    the seminar of Piemonte will be held in Bardonecchia next autumn, in a date yet to be confirmed.Next Central Committee meetingThe newly elected Central Committee of MFE will meet in Rome on May 7. It will discuss the results of the UEF Congress and will elect the members of the National Board and the Chairpersons of the different offices.