Towards the United States of Europe [ITA]
From 18 to 20 October, the MFE (UEF Italy), the Debate Office (the MFE's body in charge of organising in-depth events on the theoretical thinking of European federalism) and its Cagliari local section (MFE and GFE), in cooperation with the UEF, are organising three days of debate and training events in the capital of the region of Sardinia, Cagliari.
The organisers have also involved local institutions including the Presidency of the Region of Sardinia and the Municipality of Cagliari, the University of Cagliari and the network of local organisations and associations such as Europe Direct Sardegna, ACLI Sardegna, AICCRE Sardegna, Associazione Sarda Enti Locali and Circolo dei Lettori di Elmas.
Moreover, the event will be disseminated locally and nationally thanks to the media partners Euractiv Italia (online newspaper), La Testata.it (online newspaper) and Unica Radio (local radio of Cagliari University Students).
Here the links of the articles to share the event:
- Euractiv Italia -L’Europa di domani. Un’Unione rinnovata in un mondo che cambia
- La Testata.it -Verso gli Stati Uniti d’Europa, A Cagliari, dal 18 al 20 ottobre 2024, avrà luogo un evento di formazione e dibattito politico sul futuro del Processo d’integrazione europea
- Unica Radio - Verso gli Stati Uniti d'Europa
The working language is Italian.UEF is participating in the organisation of this important event to spread European federalism on the island of Sardinia with 3 speeches: by President Domenec Ruiz Devesa, Vice-President Giulia Rossollillo and Secretary General Ilaria Caria.
UEF material such as flyers on the Treaty Reform Now campaign will be distributed.
Below is the programme of events.
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REPORT
Friday 18 October, 17.00 |Sala Convegni ASEL, Piazza Galilei 17
Presentation and Debate on the book
Europe of Tomorrow: A Renewed Union in a Changing World
- Prof. Alberto Majocchi - University of Pavia
- Moderator: Flavia Corda - Journalist of Rai 3 Regionale
Saturday 19 October, 9.30-13.30 | University of Cagliari Via Nicolodi 102, Aula Lai
Political Debate
The European Federation: a valid response to humanity’s emergencies?
Institutional greetings: President of the RAS Council, President of the RAS Board, Mayor of Cagliari, President of AICCRE Sardinia, President of ASEL Sardegna
Presides and moderates: Vincenzo Di Dino (Secretary of the MFE-Cagliari section)
Relations:
- A strengthened European budget and a fiscal federalism model to manage the climate emergency, Alberto Majocchi - University of Pavia
- Europe and the Mediterranean: challenges and prospects for expanding unity in diversity, Nicola Melis and Carlo Sanna - University of Cagliari
- The European Union in the balance. The urgency of creating a federal political union, Luisa Tumellini - National Secretary MFE
- The European Federation as a response to the new generations, Ilaria Caria - UEF Secretary General
Debate with scheduled interventions (including Head of Europe Direct Sardinia, President of Associazione Stampa Sarda and Regional President of ACLI) and from the public.
Saturday 19 October, 15.00-19.15 | Sardinia Foundation Conference Hall Viale S. Salvatore Da Horta 2
Debate Office of the Movimento Federalista Europeo
15.00-17.00
How Unity in Diversity is Achieved
Chaired and concluded by Ilaria Caria - UEF Secretary General
- "The European Union and the Realization of a Single and Shared Sovereignty: The Response to Autonomist Claims", Domenèc Ruiz Devesa, President of the UEF
- "The European Union in the age of its conditionality", Francesco Seatzu, University of Cagliari
- "From Chaos to Harmony: Europe's Journey to a Collective Identity", Emanuele Palomba, GFE Cagliari
17.15 – 19.15
Building European security by sharing competences between different levels of power
Chaired and concluded by Stefano Murgia - MFE Cagliari
- The EU security challenge: building a command structure that answers to a single political summit. The question of competences 1, Domenico Moro, MFE Turin
- Building a real European foreign and security policy as a condition for realizing European defense. The question of competences 2, Roberto Castaldi, MFE Pisa
- Technical questions on common defense, Edoardo Pecene, GFE Tuscany
Sunday 20 October, 9.00-12.30 | “Sa Manifattura” Viale Regina Margherita n. 33
ore 9.00-11.30
The EU and the challenge of becoming a federal union
Chaired, introduced and concluded by Valentina Usai (MFE Cagliari)
- The European Union and the challenge of having a Constitution, Giulia Rossolillo, Vice President UEF, MFE Pavia
- The distribution of competences in the Federal Union, Paolo Ponzano, European Movement Italy
- Federalist action and civil society involvement: a territorial approach for the realisation of the European Federation, Gabriele Casano, GFE Torino
Ore 11.40
- Kantian Federalism: A Union of Different Peoples, Commemoration of Immanuel Kant on the 300th anniversary of his birth. Report by Angela Taraborrelli (University of Cagliari and European Consortium for Political Research - Kantian Standing Group)
Ore 12.00
- Conclusions by Raimondo Cagiano, National Coordinator of the Debate Office of MFE
