UEF: by Theme

08/09/2009 // The outgoing Commission must make an early proposal to the Council and Parliament to help developing countries meet the challenge of climate change if the EU is to keep its leadership in the battle to slow climate change. So say the Union of…

05/09/2009 //

05/09/2009 // The Bureau of the Union of European Federalists (UEF), meeting in Ventotene on 5 September 2009, resolves as follows:

1. Calls on the European Parliament and European Commission to galvanise the preparations of the UN Copenhagen climate negotiations;…

14/07/2009 // Federalist MEPs from several political groups are uniting to launch tomorrow (Wednesday) a new reform initiative.

A Federalist Intergroup will be formed to spearhead Parliament's work in political and constitutional affairs.

The initiative is backed…

02/07/2009 // The judgment by the German constitutional court approving of the Lisbon treaty has been broadly welcomed by pro-Europeans in Germany.

15/06/2009 // The Union of European Federalists met in Brussels on 13 June to give their first reaction to the European Parliamentary elections. UEF wants the Parliament to postpone the formal appointment of the new President of the Commission until September to…

09/06/2009 // Welcoming the news that Declan Ganley has withdrawn from politics, Andrew Duff MEP and president of UEF says:

09/06/2009 // The election for the European Parliament reveals a double deficit of the European Union: a democratic deficit and a governance deficit. The citizens vote willingly for national elections because they can choose not only their political party but also…

03/06/2009 // In a statement today (Wednesday), Andrew Duff MEP, President of the Union of European Federalists, says: “European citizens should vote in large numbers to support the legitimacy of the European Parliament. “Above all, they should vote for…

27/05/2009 // European and world economy are submerged in an economic crisis, direct result of the financial crush of last months. Two comments on this: One; the EU has not fixed the problems that caused the current chaos in the credit market, Two; the…

Federalists warn that Europe is losing leadership on climate change: Call for Commission proposal on funding of Copenhagen talks

Resolution on the vote of new president of European Commission

Copenhagen Motion

Federalists launch campaign within new European Parliament

Home truths about abroad

Federalists call for Delay in Barroso decision: "New Parliament has to prove itself"

Andrew Duff welcomes the demise of Libertas

UEF comment on EP elections - Why voting for a parliament without voting for a European government?

Andrew Duff urges voters to support pro-lisbon parties

EU institutional failure in the management of the crisis