The UEF European Congress
The Congress is the 'general assembly' of the UEF. It meets every two years; it consists of delegates of UEF constituent organisations. It determines the policy of the UEF, elects the UEF President, modifies provisions of the Statutes and elects half of the Federal Committee members. View more information related to the past Congresses.
Programme
Find the detailed full programme here.
Friday 23rd November 2018, 12:00-19:00
| 12:00 | Welcoming of participants and registration of delegates | |
| 13:30 | UEF Federal Committee meeting | |
| 14:00 | Opening Session of the UEF XXVI European Congress | |
| 14:45 | Opening Speech and Political report by UEF President Elmar Brok | |
| 15:15 | Activity report by UEF Secretary General Paolo Vacca | |
| 16:00 | Public event "Sovereign again through Europe" (register here / programme) | |
| 19:00 | End of session | |
Saturday 24th November 2018, 09:00-19:00
| 08:30 | Welcoming of participants and registration of delegates | |
| 09:00 | Political Commissions and Working Groups | |
| 12:00 | Deadline for candidatures of elected Members of the Federal Committee and Arbitration Board | |
| 12:00 | Family picture and lunch | |
| 13:00 | Finances | |
| 14:00 | Amendments to the Statutes | |
| 15:30 | Reports of Political Commissions and Working Groups, presentation of resolutions | |
| General debate on resolutions | ||
| 17:30 | Deadline for amendments to the proposed resolutions and motions | |
| 17:30 | Presentation of candidate(s) for UEF President | |
| 18:00 | Elections, opening of ballots | |
| 19:00 | Closing of ballots | |
| 19:00 | Meeting of the Resolutions Committee | |
Sunday 25th November 2018, 09:00-12:30
| 09:00 | Meeting of National Delegates to nominate appointed members of the Federal Committee | |
| 09:15 | Announcement of election results | |
| 09:30 | Votes on resolutions | |
| 11:00 | Closing speech by the new elected President | |
| 11:15 | End of the Congress | |
| 11:15 | Meeting of the new Federal Committee | |
| 13:00 | End of the Federal Committee |
Registration and participation conditions
Registration is compulsory by 26th October 2018 by filling in the registration form.
Registration will be confirmed upon receipt by the UEF Secretariat of the participation contribution of 50,00 EUR (a reduced participation contribution of 25,00 EUR applies to JEF members, participants under 25 years old and job seekers). The participation fee needs to be transferred before 26th October to the following bank account:
Union of European Federalists
BNP Paribas Fortis
Agence Quartier Léopold
Place du Luxembourg 14B - 1050 Ixelles
IBAN: BE69 2100 3760 9578
SWIFT CODE: GEBABEBB
Communication: "Congress Vienna: *First Name* *Last Name*"
Proposal for resolutions
- Proposal for a resolution [1.1.] of the UEF Congress “A united Europe – now more important than ever” Submitted by Otto Schmuck
- Proposal for a resolution [1.2.] of the UEF Congress “Multi-level federalism as a guiding principle of the European Union” Submitted by Otto Schmuck
- Proposal for a resolution [1.3.] of the UEF Congress "The Europeanisation of Politics and Constituent Process" Submitted by Enrique Barón Crespo, Guido Montani and Domènec Ruiz Devesa
- Proposal for a resolution [1.4.] of the UEF Congress “Resolution on fair taxation and own Resources” Submitted by Catherine Vieilledent and Ciavarini Michele on behalf of UEF-Groupe Europe
- Proposal for a resolution [2.1.] of the UEF Congress “Migration and Asylum” Submitted by Pilar Llorente Ruiz de Azúa, Domènec Ruiz Devesa
- Proposal for a resolution [2.2.] of the UEF Congress “Making Human Rights a reality for all in the area of Globalisation - 70 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)” Submitted by Daphné Gogou on behalf of UEF-Groupe Europe
- Proposal for a resolution [2.3.] of the UEF Congress "A European Unemployment (Re-)Insurance to stabilise the Eurozone and strengthen European solidarity" Submitted by Christopher Glück
- Proposal For A Resolution [3.1.] of the UEF Congress “Towards a Federal EU army: A Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends" Submitted by Bogdan Birnbaum
Amendments to the proposals for resolutions can be submitted by filling in an amendment form and sending it to resolutions@federalists.eu by 28th of October 2018.
