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The reconstituted Action Committee for the United States of Europe (USE) - originally created by Jean Monnet in 1955 - aims to stimulate reaching a political solution on such an urgent and critical question with a Memorandum on a European Defence Union, based on the establishment of a European Defence System (EDS), in view of the upcoming meeting of […]

On the same day that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni mocked the Ventotene Manifesto in front of the Italian Parliament, Roberto Benigni, actor, comedian, director and Oscar winner (for Life is Beautiful) went prime time on Rai 1 (Italy's main public television channel) with a monologue show called the ‘Dream’ and seen by about 4.396.000 […]

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 […]

Brussels, 25 February 2025 The European Union is today confronted with a highly unstable world scenario that threatens its very existence. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the conflict in Gaza that has now spread to Lebanon, the emergence of an axis between major powers governed by undemocratic and illiberal regimes, and the alignment of […]

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 […]

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Memorandum on a European Defence Union

"Il Sogno" by Roberto Benigni

Proposal on a Common European Defence

EL 84 | ΝΑ ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΗ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΑ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ

EL 84 | Europa wirklich Gross machen

EL 84 | Rendere l'Europa grande per davvero

EL 84 | Rendre l'Europe grande pour de vrai

EL 84 | Making Europe truly great

UEF Petition on the Reform of the Treaty of Lisbon

UEF Memorandum on the provisional report presented in July 1951 by the conference for the organisation of the European Defence Community