UEF: by Theme

31/10/2010 // The UEF Federal Committee

welcomes

the European Commission “Budget Review” including the proposals of: a) a programme for 2020 economic reforms (increase the employment rate; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; reduce early-school leavers; lift at least…

31/10/2010 // The UEF Federal Committee,

- Observing an increasing disinformation, disaffection and disillusion of European citizens towards the European integration process and the European institutions and a weak presence of pro-European movements in the civil…

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…

22/10/2010 //

Tampering with constitutions is dangerous stuff and particularly so in the UK where, notoriously, very little is written down, revision procedures are light and checks and balances are not entrenched. Britain’s new coalition government has been…

20/10/2010 // At the end of last year’s financial turmoil, Jean-Claude Trichet[i], President of the ECB, said in an interview that “the Stability and Growth Pact is the legal framework that we have as a quid pro quo for the fact that we do not have a federal…

11/10/2010 // The European Parliament has defined the European Union a “Supranational democracy”. Unfortunately, the citizens’ behaviour mitigates this statement: since the first European election of 1979, until the last election of 2009, the turnout continuously…

11/10/2010 // UEF Serbia, in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Center for European Studies in Brussels, has started implementing a research project ”Sustainability of the Process of Association and Accession of Serbia and the Western Balkans to the…

28/09/2010 // The Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force on 1 December 2009, increased the powers of the European Parliament in many respects. The rule of unanimity was largely suspended, to simplify the business of government, but it was maintained in certain…

27/09/2010 // On 25th of September UEF Belgium held its annual Congress in Overijse. As special guests congress members welcomed former Minister and former member of the Court of Justice of the EU Melchior Wathelet, UEF Vice-president Philipp Agathonos, UEF…

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…

The Future of European Fiscal Policy

Focussing the work of the UEF on Builging a Stronger Citizens Network for a Federal Europe

Federalists warn against 'half-measures' on economic government

Move to accentuate British exceptionalism

The EU needs a Federal budget

The European Citizens’ Initiative. A New Springtime for European Democracy?

UEF Serbia research project to identify major challenges for pro-European development of Western Balkan countries

UEF Belgium: Call for the United States of Europe

UEF Belgium Annual Congress

Federalist Campaign grows - new Spinelli initiative