Brussels | in presence

20-22 June 2025

Venue: International Press Club, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels

Friday, 20 June 2025

  • 20:00 | Federalist Reception, We warmly invite you to stay with us after the event for a Federalist Reception — an informal gathering with drinks and conversation, where we will also present the new fundraising campaign of the Union of European Federalists (UEF) based on the art collection realized by Lorenzo Epis called "The Federalist Poster Series".

Saturday, 21 June 2025

9:30 | ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS & REGISTRATIONS

10:00 | OPENING OF THE FEDERAL COMMITTEE
FORMALITIES

  • Election of the Tellers
  • Election of a Credentials Committee
  • Election of the Resolution Committee
  • Adoption of the Agenda
  • Adoption of the Minutes of the Federal Committee Meeting of Budapest on 16 November 2024
  • Decision on the admision of the urgent resolution on the UEF Congress in Autumn

10:20 | POLITICAL INTRODUCTION

▪ DOMENEC RUIZ DEVESA, President of the Union of European Federalists

Followed by a Q&A

11:05-11:20 | COFFEE BREAK

11:20-13:00 | POLITICAL DEBATE ON DEFENCE 

  • Intervention by  Lucia Annunziata MEP S&D
  • Q&A

Debate

13:00-14:30 | LUNCH BREAK

A buffet is provided for participants in presence at the Press Club venue

14:30-16:30 | POLITICAL COMMISSION MEETINGS

  • PC 1 Meeting: debate on proposal of resolutions 1 and 4
  • PC 3 Meeting: debate on proposal of resolutions 2 and 3

16:30-16:45 | COFFEE BREAK

  • Meeting of the Resolution Committee

16:45-17:45 | REPORTS PC CHAIRS

  • Voting session on resolutions and political statements

17:45-18:00 | END

*20:30 | SOCIAL DINNER (self-financed on demand)

Sunday, 22 June 2025

09:15 | ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS & REGISTRATIONS

09:45 | OPENING OF THE MEETING

10:00 | ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT VACANT POSITIONS

  • Treasurer
  • Internal Auditor

10:30-11:00 | FINANCIAL REPORT OF TREASURER

  • Report Internal Auditors
  • Voting Session on Accounts and Balance Sheet 2024

 11:00-11:30 | ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL

11:30-12:00 | REPORTS TASK FORCES AND WORKING GROUPS 

  • Development of the organization
  • Fundraising Strategy
  • Relations UEF-WFM

12:00-12:30 | REPORTS NATIONAL SECTIONS AND JEF EUROPE

12:30 | CLOSING REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND CLOSING OF THE MEETING

DECISIONS APPROVED

During the UEF FC meeting held in Brussels, in 21-22 June were approved the following decisions:

  • The Accounts 2024: Approved

The following vacant positions were approved:

  • The Treasurer: Antonio Argenziano Elected
  • The Internal Auditor: Ioana Radescu Appointed

The following resolutions, statements and declaration were approved, updating the political position of the UEF:

Urgent Resolution

  •  The FC decide to convene a UEF Congress on 21st-rd November in Brussels | Approved by Statutes the date will be decided by the Executive Bureau

 

DOCUMENTS

Here the presentation reports by the UEF and some of its national sections:

Financial Documents

Other documents

Below, you can find the list of draft resolutions in word submitted to the Federal Committee meeting (each proposal includes the form to present the amendaments):

Below, you can find the list of draft resolutions submitted to the Federal Committee meeting with amendments

DEADLINES FOR POLITICAL RESOLUTIONS

In view of the Federal Committee meeting, the UEF Secretariat would like to remind of the deadlines set by the Federal Committee Rules of Procedure for the presentation and management of resolutions.

Article 10.2 of the Federal Committee Rules of Procedure states that resolutions must be sent to the Secretariat within three weeks of the FC meeting so that they can then be made available to all FC members.

In the case of the next meeting:

  • 29 May, midnight (12 p.m.): deadline for submitting resolutions. You can use this form for the resolutions LINK
  • 2 June: resolutions will be circulated and there will be a week to propose amendments
  • 10 June, midnight (12 p.m): deadline for submitting amendements

All resolutions and amendments must be sent to the email address of the Secretariat (secretariat@federalists.eu)

REGISTRATION and CONTRIBUTIONS

REGISTRATION LINK HERE

The deadline for registration for the FC members is Friday, 6 June at noon.

PROXY

If you are a FC member registered but unable to attend and your section has already exhausted the list of Substitute Members, you may issue a proxy (DOWNLOAD HERE). and sent to secretariat@federalists.eu 

CONTRIBUTION (IN PRESENCE)

To face the costs of organising the Federal Committee meeting and as a contribution to UEF, we kindly ask for a mandatory contribution of €50 for the registration (25 € as JEF members, participants under 25 years old and job seekers), according to Art. 6 par (1) of the FCO.

We thank you in advance for your support and your understanding.

Observers have to pay a contribution of 50 €.

You can send the contribution here:

Name of the bank: BNP PARIBAS FORTIS BANK, Rond-point Robert Schuman 10, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
TO: UNION OF EUROPEAN FEDERALISTS UEF
IBAN code: BE69210037609578
BIC: GEBABEBB

Communication: "FC Brussels 2025: *First Name* *Last Name*"

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