RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL COMMITTEE
The Federal Committee of UEF has approved on 12 February 2023
- Resolution on the 92th Anniversary of the Memorandum of Valencia: a visionary appeal for a federal europe
- Resolution on a victorius Ukraine in a federal Europe
- Resolution on the on the 40th Anniversary of the Stuggart Declaration on the future of EU cultural and educational cooperation
- Resolutions on an energy assistance plan
During the Federal Committee, the PC1 has discussed and approved the proposal of Political Campaign, proposed by Movimento Federalista Europeo (UEF Italy):
2) Petition's to EU Council approved by Direzione Nazionale MFE "Respect the citizen's will and the Conference on the Future of Europe"
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We keep online this part related registrazione and proposal of resolutions for archive.
REGISTRATION
We are delighted to inform you that the registration to Federal Committee Meeting on Saturday, 11 February 2023 and on Sunday, 12 February 2023, is now open.
The FC meeting is open to members and observers. Please find here the registration LINK: https://bit.ly/FC_UEF_february2023
THE REGISTRATION IS AVAIABLE UNTIL 12th FEBRUARY
Kindly find here the invitation as sent to the members of the Federal Committee:
If you are unable to attend and your section has already exhausted the list of Substitute Members, you may issue a PROXY.
AGENDA
We are delighted to inform you about the venues of the Federal Committee Meeting:
Saturday, 11 February 2023:
| Representation of the State of Hesse to the European Union Rue Montoyer 21, B-1000 Bruxelles |
Sunday, 12 February 2023:
| Mundo B Rue d'Edimbourg 26, B-1050 Brussels-Ixelles |
Download here the Agenda (draft) of the Federal Committee Meeting.
We sincerely thank the Representation of the State of Hesse to the European Union for making its venues available for the Federal Committee of UEF!
DEADLINES
In view of the Federal Committee meeting, the UEF Secretariat would like to remind you of the deadlines set by the Federal Committee Rules of Procedure for the presentation and management of resolutions.
Article 10.2 of the Federal Committee Rules of Procedure states that resolutions must be sent to the Secretariat within three weeks of the FC meeting so that they can then be made available to all FC members. In the case of the next meeting:
- 21 January, midnight: deadline for submitting resolutions
- 26 January: resolutions will be circulated and there will be a week to propose amendments
- 2 February, midnight: deadline for submitting amendements
All resolutions and amendaments must be sent to the email address of the Secretariat (secretariat@federalists.eu)
PROPOSALS FOR RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED
Below, you can find the list of draft resolutions submitted to the Federal Committee meeting. To every resolutions is attached the form for amendments. From 26 January until 2 February 2023 midnight, all FC members can submit amendments by sending the related resolution in a Word file format to the UEF Secretariat (secretariat@federalists.eu)
- Proposal 1: on the 92th Anniversary of the Memorandum of Valencia: a visionary appeal for a federal europe
- Proposal 2: on a victorius Ukraine in a federal Europe
- Proposal 3: on the cultural dimension of the 40th anniversary of the Solemn Declaration on European Union and the future of cultural and educational cooperation
- Proposal 4: on an energy assistance plan
PROPOSALS FOR RESOLUTIONS WITH AMENDAMENTS
Below, you can find the list of draft resolutions submitted to the Federal Committee with the amendments collected.
- Proposal 1: on the 92th Anniversary of the Memorandum of Valencia: a visionary appeal for a federal europe no AMENDED
- Proposal 2: on a victorius Ukraine in a federal Europe with AMEND
- Proposal 3: on the cultural dimension of the 40th anniversary of the Solemn Declaration on European Union and the future of cultural and educational cooperation with AMEND
- Proposal 4: on an energy assistance plan with AMEND
Regarding proposals nr. 1 UEF Secretariat has not receved any amendments proposals.
- Annex document: MANIFIESTO VALENCIANO POR EUROPA (1931) original document
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 9:30 – 18:00
POLITICAL DEBATE: THE COFOE A KEY DEMOCRATIC MOMENT
Role & mission of the civil society organisations to support the European Parliament and the Commission to fully implement its results
The Conference on the Future of Europe was a key democratic moment that involved citizens in a reflection on the nature and future of the European Union. It was not a formality, or a mere consultative exercise. At the end of a multi-layered process, the citizens drew up precise requests: they demanded that the European Union be strengthened in terms of external and internal action and that European democracy be developed further, both through forms of direct democracy and by giving more powers and competences to the Union's political institutions.
Most of the proposals elaborated in the conference can be implemented under current treaties, but some require Treaty change. They are few, but fundamental, for increasing the powers and improving the decision-making mechanisms of the EU. The European Parliament, with the support of the Commission, has already taken action to call for a Convention to reform the Treaties, and will present a report with its proposals in the spring.
What needs to be done now to enter the next phase? What can and needs to be done by the civil society organisations to generate political pressure in the Council on the one hand, and how can the UEF mobilise its network to drive the debate at local level on the other?
We would like to discuss all this with representatives from politics and the sections.
- COLIN SCICLUNA, Head of Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission Dubravka Šuica and former Co-Head of the Common Secretariat of the CoFoE
- MARKUS FERBER, MEP (EPP), Vice-President of the Union of European Federalists
- SANDRO GOZI, MEP (Renew) President of the Union of European Federalists
- GIULIA ROSSOLILLO, Professor of European Union Law at the University of Pavia, Member of the Executive Bureau of UEF
- DOMÈNEC RUIZ DEVESA, MEP (S&D), Vice-President of the Union of European Federalists
Moderator: JULIAN PLOTTKA, Universities of Bonn and Passau; Chair of Political Commission 1 of the Union of European Federalists
MEETINGS OF THE POLITICAL COMMISSIONS (14.30)
- Political Commission 1: Institutional Affairs (CoFoE, Democracy)
Chair: Julian Plottka; Rapporteur: Giulia Rossolillo
Panel Debate: "Putting the Future of Europe into Practice: the Need to Respect Citizens' Will"
Welcome & introduction: SANDRO GOZI, MEP (Renew) President of the Union of European Federalists and President of the Spinelli Group
Panel Debates
- LAURA MARIA CINQUINI, Citizens‘ Representative to the CoFoE from Italy
- HUUB VERHOEVEN, Citizens‘ Representative to the CoFoE from the Netherlands
Followed by Q&A
Moderator: JULIAN PLOTTKA, Universities of Bonn and Passau; Chair of Political Commission 1 of the Union of European Federalists
Documents:
2) Petition's to EU Council approved by Direzione Nazionale MFE "Respect the citizen's will"
- Political Commission 2: Rule of Law, Values & European Cohesion
Chair: Léonie Martin; Rapporteur: Eszter Nagy
Panel Debate: The EU's rule of law mechanism at work: The sharpest tool in the box?”
- GWENDOLINE DELBOS-CORFIELD, MEP (Greens/EFA)
- SIMONA CONSTANTIN, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission Vĕra Jourová
- SÁNDOR RÓNAI, MEP (S&D)
Moderator: ESZTER NAGY, President of UEF Hungary, EB-Member and Rapporteur of Political Commission 2 of the Union of European Federalists
- Political Commission 3: Foreign Affairs & Security
Chair: Carlo Maria Palermo; Deputy Chair: Prof. Dimitrios Triantaphyllou;
Rapporteurs: Wolfgang Wettach and Laura Tatarelyte
- Introduction & Workplan of PC3
- Working Group Ukraine: sharing actions/advocacy
- Discussion and voting on Resolution “On a victorious Ukraine in a Federal Europe”
- AOB