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1 . Political Paper 1/2026 (March) |Is a Federal European Union Possible? Yes - But Not at Twenty-Seven

Is it therefore possible to federalise decision-making in the Council to gain efficiency and legitimacy?

The short answer is not at twenty-seven, but yes through a vanguard group including the most populous states and those willing to advance European integration.

2. The European Federal Manifesto | A Declaration of Indipendence and Sovereignity

We, the Union of European Federalists (UEF), formulate our claims for the future of the European integration process. Ongoing geopolitical transformations and the emergence of a more fragmented and competitive world order make it urgent to progress towards a sovereign and democratic European federation, capable of contributing to peace, justice, social progress, and a sustainable future for a more united world.

1. Federal Committee Report | Cyprus and the EU Prensidency Jan - Jun 2026

As Cyprus prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in January 2026, the Union of European Federalists (UEF) and the Spinelli Group have launched a dedicated reflection on the country’s priorities, perspectives, and strategic role in shaping the future of European integration. This report gathers insights from Cypriot leaders and policymakers in order to assess how Cyprus views the challenges and opportunities ahead for the Union, and how its presidency can contribute to a stronger, more democratic, and more effective Europe.

2. Political Paper | Proposal on a Common European Defence

The UEF proposes a Common European Defence. As war rages on European eastern borders and transatlantic alliance is in danger, the UEF releases a proposal for a Common European Defence System (EDS).

3. Political Paper | What the EU Needs to Halt Its Decline and Regain Control of Its Destiny | The Draghi Report on European Competitiveness

In a global context in which geopolitical powers of continental dimensions compete fiercely with each other for resources, markets and spheres of political influence, and which is characterized by instability and wars, the European Union, if disunited and weak, risks being like a sheep among wolves, and having to choose, unable to determine its own destiny, which master it will obey.

1. MEMORANDUM | Why we need a Convention to change the Treaties

The proposal for reform of the Treaties approved by the European Parliament on 23rd November 2023 took up the conclusions of the Conference and translated them into proposals for amendments to the provisions of the Treaties.

2. UEF Manifesto EP Elctions 2024 | For a Federal Europe: the Urgency of Overcoming the Current Treaties

Political Manifesto Adopted by XXVIII UEF European Congress. Brussels, 26 November, 2023.

1. Federalist Paper on the Conference on the Future of Europe | The European Union and the return of war. The urgent need for a federal Europe, sovereign and democratic

By Authors:

Luca Lionello, is Researcher of European Union Law at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Paolo Ponzano, Secretary General of the European Movement Italy and lecturer in European Governance at the European College of Parma.
Giulia Rossolillo, is Professor of European Union Law at the University of Pavia and director of the political magazine Il Federalista.
Salvatore Aloisio, is Researcher of Public Law Institutions and Aggregate Professor of European Union Law at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

With introduction of Sandro Gozi, President of the UEF

1. Reflection Paper 2018/1 | Transnational Lists for the European Parliament Elections

By SIETSE WIJNSMA, policy advisor on constitutional affairs at the ALDE group of the European Parliament.

Reflection Paper #1/2017 | Building a Common Defence in a Federal Union: What can Europe learn from the US Experience?

By DOMENICO MORO, is a member of the national board of the Movimento Federalista Europeo (MFE) and of the Federal Committee of the Union of European Federalists (UEF). He is a former director of the Altiero Spinelli Institute for Federalist Studies.

2. Reflection Paper #2/2017 | A European Integrated Force for a Ambitious Permanent structured Cooperation

By FRANCESCO GUERZONI, the Policy & Advocacy Officer of the Union of European Federalists (UEF) in the Year 2017.

1. Reflection Paper #1/2016 | For a federal European Unemployment Insurance Scheme

By DOMENICO MORO is a member of the national board of the Movimento Federalista Europeo (MFE) and of the Federal Committee of the Union of European Federalists (UEF). He is a former director of the Altiero Spinelli Institute for Federalist Studies.

2. Policy Brief #2/2016 | Improving the efficiency, democracy and legitimacy of the EU institutions within the current Treaties: possibilities and limits | 20 proposals.

By DAVID MARTINEZ GARCIA (UEF Policy and Advocacy Officer in 2016) and PAOLO VACCA (UEF Secretary General in 2016)

1) Policy Brief #1/2015 | Strengthening and deepening the Economic and Monetary Union within the current Treaties: possibilities and limits | 25 proposals

By DAVID MARTINEZ GARCIA (UEF Policy and Advocacy Officer in 2015) and PAOLO VACCA (UEF Secretary General in 2015)

2) Reflection Paper #1/2015 | The Ukrainian Crisis: Lessons for EU's Foreign and Defence Policy

By ELISA LIRONI Policy and Advocacy Officer at the Union of European Federalists (UEF) in the Year 2015.

3) Reflection Paper #2/2015, A Budget for the Euro Area: Objectives, Procedures and Institutions

The Federalist Papers is the official collection of Opinion Papers, Reflection Papers, Political Papers, Memoranda, and Manifestos published by the Union of European Federalists (UEF).

Through this federalist library, the UEF offers scholars, policymakers, activists, and citizens open access to its intellectual and political heritage — the ideas, proposals, and reflections that have shaped the European federalist movement from past decades to the present.

What you will find here

A complete chronological archive of UEF documents from 2024 onward and selected earlier papers;
Full texts of manifestos, memoranda, and policy reflections on Europe’s key political challenges;
Federalist analyses and proposals on defence, democracy, economic governance, treaty reform, and the future of European integration;
A continuously updated resource for study, debate, and advocacy.

Why it matters

European federalism is not just a theory — it is a project in motion.
With The Federalist Papers, the UEF aims to ensure intellectual continuity and transparency, providing concrete tools and ideas to advance the vision of a united, democratic, and sovereign Europe.