Resolution | Towards a Political Union
The UEF, calls for a stronger and more integrated European Union to address rising global instability and strategic threats.
The resolution emphasizes the need for a sovereign, stable Ukraine and a credible European Defence and Security System (EDSS) as pillars of peace and autonomy.
It warns against Europe’s economic dependence on the U.S. and growing geopolitical tensions.
The UEF stresses that only a federal European political union can provide the legitimacy and structure needed for common defence and effective global action.
The European Parliament is urged to advance reforms, including a larger EU budget funded by Eurobonds, ending unanimity in decision-making, and initiating constitutional change through a coalition of willing states.
These steps are seen as essential to defend European citizens, ensure strategic autonomy, and transform the EU into a global actor for peace, democracy, and stability.
The Federal Committee of the Union of European Federalists, convening in Brussels, Belgium, on 21-22 June 2025:
Aware that
The growing dominance of power politics in an increasingly competitive multipolar world — driven by the hegemonic rhetoric of major powers like the United States, Russia, and China — is threatening the foundations of international coexistence established after World War II.
Ending the conflict in Ukraine and contain Russia's aggressive ambitions will secure a lasting peace. A stable, sovereign Ukraine restored in its internationally recognised borders will help contain Russian expansionism. ok carried
Europe must develop an autonomous defence system to reinforce the credibility of European security and ensure its strategic independence from the United States. Meant to become a European pillar within NATO, it will foster a renewed transatlantic partnership based on mutual respect and balanced responsibilities and contribute to a fairer, more resilient alliance.
In an uncertain global environment, the Union must defend its citizens, uphold strategic autonomy, and respond to external threats. Stronger defence will also reinforce its role as a global actor for peace and stability.
A credible and effective European defence system cannot be established without the backing of a federal political union, serving as the nucleus of a European Federation. Only deeper political integration can give the EU the democratic legitimacy needed for a common defence. A federal structure enables a strong and effective command chain to address shared security challenges. This was previously highlighted in Resolution_”A Federal European State, the prerequisite for an efficient European defence and a continental geopolitical responsibility” proposed by PC3 and adopted at the meeting of the Federal Committee of 9-10 July 2022 in Brussels.
Concerned by the fact that:
The recent trade policies introduced by the U.S. administration have created uncertainty among global economic stakeholders and pose a significant threat to the stability of international commerce, potentially paving the way for a global recession.
Due to its strong dependence on the United States, the international financial system is increasingly vulnerable to ongoing turbulence within the U.S., particularly the rapidly declining role of the dollar and concerns over the sustainability of U.S. public debt. This would expose Europe to significant financial risks, including disruptions in payment systems, reduced monetary autonomy, and increased vulnerability to external shocks.
The multiplication of new hotspots of tension represents a threat to peace in Europe and globally.
The rise in the European Union of openly anti-democratic and pro-Russian political forces — strongly hostile to European integration and backed by the Trump administration represents a major threat to the future of the European project.
Considering that:
The European Commission is tentatively engaged in strengthening European defence through initiatives such as the "Rearm EU" programme.
The European Parliament has repeatedly called for a stronger defence integration. In particular, the Spinelli Group within the EP has long advocated for Treaty reforms to supposedly facilitate defence integration within the broader framework of a treaty revision aimed at transferring more sovereignty to the Union.
With Friedrich Merz elected Chancellor and Emmanuel Macron confirmed to lead for the next two years, Germany and France pledge to take significant initiatives to strengthen common defence and revive institutional reforms within the European Union. This French and German partnership, possibly open to more countries, such as Poland, also following the proposal made by Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of the Spanish Government in support of creating a European army, must be advanced within a broader European framework that strengthens the Union as a whole.
Having regard
to Article 3. of UEF statutes that so establishes its disinterested purpose and object that reads:
“to work for the creation of a European Federation, endowed with supranational institutions with limited but real sovereign powers";
The Union of the European Federalists
stresses that
The process of national rearmament, within the framework of the European Commission’s RearmEU project, remains insufficient without EU-level coordination, European procurement, and adequate common investments, which will fully function only within a federal union.
The British and French-led volunteer initiative in Ukraine is a first promising step to sustaining Ukrainian resistance and represents a potential moment of European emancipation from U.S. control. It is crucial, however, that this effort becomes integrated into the creation of European defence tools within the framework of Federal Union.
In light of growing threats to economic stability—such as trade tariffs and financial turmoil—the European Union must fully leverage its existing instruments. These include the establishment of a Capital Markets Union, the creation of common safe assets, and the implementation of the 'Digital Euro' project by the end of 2025. Furthermore, the European Central Bank should pursue agreements with central banks worldwide to ensure the Digital Euro is accepted as a legitimate means of payment.
calls upon
the European Parliament to work decisively towards the relaunch of European integration, based on the following priorities:
- Establishment of an autonomous European Defence and Security System (EDSS). The EDSS should include its own command structure and operational capabilities for territorial defence, in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In order to overcome the obstacle of unanimity among the 27 Member States, the EDSS should be created through the activation of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), as provided by Article 46 TEU. However, stating that such past initiatives only concluded in an Europe à la carte, only a vanguard of states setting up a kernel federation can advance towards a genuine European defence capability.
- A renewed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The next MFF must include a significantly larger EU budget, financed through Eurobonds and new own resources, to support common defence, climate action, social justice and cohesion policies and other European public goods. The European Parliament should exercise its veto power under Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to reject any MFF proposal that fails to fully reflect these ambitions.
- An unavoidable reform of the Union’s institutional framework to:
- End unanimity in all common policy areas and Treaty reform;
- Extend the ordinary legislative procedure to all the areas of decision-making ending the areas under the special legislative procedure;
- Introduce a European fiscal capacity and a common budget financed by own resources.
- Such reforms can only be carried out through a constitutional procedure to ensure democratic legitimacy and institutional continuity. This shall be initiated by a group of willing countries, ready to move forward. This approach will allow for deeper integration among a core group of states, preventing paralysis and enabling concrete progress on key priorities such as defence, fiscal capacity, and democratic governance, while keeping the door open for others to join at a later stage.
Adopted by the Federal Committee of UEF, Brussels, 21 June 2025