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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Union of European Federalists proposes a Common European Defence As war rages on European eastern borders and transatlantic alliance is in danger, the Union of European Federalists releases a proposal for a Common European Defence System (EDS), in view of the upcoming meeting of the European Council on 6th March, the Plenary […]

ΑΓΓΛΙΚΉ | ΙΤΑΛΙΚΉ | ΓΑΛΛΙΚΉ | ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΉ | ΙΣΠΑΝΙΚΉ | ΡΟΥΜΑΝΙΚΉ | Η μακρά περίοδος των ψευδαισθήσεων τελείωσε. Η ψευδαίσθηση ότι η Ευρώπη θα μπορούσε να βασίζεται επ' αόριστον στην αμερικανική προστασία εντός του ΝΑΤΟ. Η ψευδαίσθηση ότι ένας παγκοσμιοποιημένος κόσμος θα μπορούσε να εγγυηθεί την ειρήνη και τη σταθερότητα μέσω της απελευθέρωσης του εμπορίου και της οικονομικής αλληλεξάρτησης. Η ψευδαίσθηση ότι το δημοκρατικό μοντέλο έμελλε […]

ENGLISCH | ITALIENISCHE | FRANZÖSISCHE | SPANISCHE | RUMÄNISCH | GRIECHISCHE Die lange Phase der Illusionen ist vorbei. Die Illusion, dass Europa unbegrenzt auf den Schutz der USA im Rahmen der NATO zählen könnte. Die Illusion, dass die globalisierte Welt durch die Liberalisierung des Handels und wirtschaftliche Interdependenz Frieden und Stabilität garantieren würde. Die Illusion, dass sich das demokratische Modell zwangsläufig durchsetzen würde, angetrieben […]

INGLESE | FRANCESE | TEDESCO | SPAGNOLO | ROMENA | GRECA La lunga stagione delle illusioni è finita. L'illusione che l'Europa potesse contare indefinitamente sulla protezione americana nel quadro della NATO. L'illusione che il mondo globalizzato potesse garantire pace e stabilità grazie alla liberalizzazione dei commerci e all'interdipendenza economica. L'illusione che il modello democratico fosse destinato a imporsi ovunque, […]

ANGLAIS | ITALIENNE | ALLEMANDE | ESPAGNOLE | ROUMAINE | GRECQUE La longue saison des illusions est terminée. L’illusion que l’Europe pouvait compter indéfiniment sur la protection américaine dans le cadre de l’OTAN. L’illusion que le monde globalisé pouvait garantir la paix et la stabilité grâce à la libéralisation du commerce et à l’interdépendance économique. L’illusion que le modèle démocratique était destiné à s’imposer partout, […]

ITALIAN | FRENCH | GERMAN | GREEK | ROMANIAN | SPANISH The long season of illusions is over. The illusion that Europe could indefinitely rely on American protection within the framework of NATO. The illusion that globalization would guarantee peace and stability through trade liberalization and economic interdependence. The illusion that the democratic model was destined to prevail […]

Text in French archived in the European Archives of the EU The Birth of the EDC: The Pleven Plan and the Functionalist Approach The issue of European defense became crucial between 1949 and 1950. The end of the U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons and the outbreak of the Korean War raised fears of a potential […]

The war in Ukraine The war in Ukraine seems to be in a new phase. The recruitment of foreign troops, among the Russian regular and private military companies engaged in the conflict, from North Korea and other nationalities, and the renewed bombing campaign in the southeast of the country are intensifying the conflict. Meanwhile, the […]

His Life and Work. For a man such as Jean Monnet (1888- 1979), who understood from his earliest political experiences that, “reflection cannot be separated from action”, the salient facts of his life also represent an important guide to his philosophy and his way of conducting politics. After spending his youth helping his father in […]

His Life and Work. Altiero Spinelli (1907-1986) promoted the foundation of the Movimento Federalista Europeo (European Federalist Movement) on 27-28th August 1943 in Milan. He had joined the Italian Communist Party at a very early age, and participated in the clandestine struggle against fascism. Arrested in 1927, he spent ten years in prison and six […]

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