UEF Insider 3/2024 | EP Elections edition

Welcome back to this special edition of the UEF Insider Newsletter dedicated to the closing of our political campaign and the European elections.

Since yesterday, 7th of June, voting already started in some European countries and will continue until the 9th of June.

During these intense months of campaigning, UEF, together with its sections, has been campaigning and raising awareness of the importance of reform and how these elections will shape the future of the European constitutional architecture.

Europe is at a crossroads: its fate is in our hands. Let us not allow those who shout less Europe decide'
If Europe wants to have a future, it must be a federal Europe.
It is time to build a common European sovereignty as demanded by the citizens in the Conference on the Future of Europe and the outgoing Parliament, and vote for those who believe in it.
More than 200 candidates in Europe support our positions and have signed our pledge with conviction.
In these elections, vote for the people who want a stronger, democratic and federal Europe.
Domenec Ruiz Devesa, UEF President

The campaign

The pledge was presented to as many candidates as possible from all European countries, asking for a direct commitment to treaty reform and to become a member of the Spinelli Group if elected.

In two months of campaigning, we collected approximately 200 signatures of candidates from 15 European countries.

The pledge is the starting point regarding our work with the newly elected European Parliament. In the coming days, we will prepare follow ups with the elected candidates for the creation of the new Spinelli Group.

The Future of Europe in the European Political Manifestos

Earlier this year, we have developed a comparative analysis of the Manifestos and political priorities of the European political parties in relation to the the UEF Manifesto.

Read here the analytical comparison: LINK
Read here the brief version: LINK 1 & LINK 2

EU Reform and Treaty Change: Yes or No?
The EU is currently debating crucial issues such as removing the veto power and directly electing the President of the European Commission.
The various political parties in the EU - EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, ECR, I&D, Greens, and The Left - hold differing opinions on these matters.
These debates are explored in this video co-produced by EU Made Simple and Union of European Federalists.
The video is available in English (subtitled) and German.

The Action Committee for the United States of Europe

On the 9th of May 2024 the UEF, the Association Jean Monnet, the Spinelli Group of the European Parliament, and the Young European Federalists have re-launched the Action Committee for the United States of Europe established by Jean Monnet in 1955, with a view of advancing the vision for a federal Europe with the support of a network of personalities from all walks of life (intellectuals, writers, journalists, artists, entrepreneurs, former policymakers, etc.).

Read the PR here: LINK

The European Letter 79

The European Letter 79 has translated the Appeal that re-launched the Action Committee for the United States of Europe and sent it to journalists and the EP and national parliaments.

Here are the versions available in multiple lamguages: