UEF and JEF call for local, regional and national governments and European civil society to grasp the opportunities of the Duff-Voggenhuber report Today, 20 January, the UEF and JEF sent […]
Send the constitutional debate back to the member states, says the UEF Read More »
By Richard Laming 2005 will be remembered as a bad year for federalism. There have been bad years before and there no doubt will be bad years again, so there
By John Parry Sovereignty originally meant the absolute worldly power of the sovereign or monarch. Out of self-interest, absolute monarchs tended to regard their sovereignty as an expression of the
Participatory democracy in the EU Read More »
We regret to report the death of John Williams, member of the committee of Federal Union. He was active in many seminars and Federal Committee meetings of the UEF, and
John Williams (1940-2005) Read More »
Research questions received from a student, with responses from Richard Laming, Director of Federal Union 1. Do you agree that the current UK rebate from the European Union undermines community
The future of the EU budget Read More »
By John Roberts This enlighted slogan has been current for some months, part of the campaign to forgive debts owed to the industrialized world by African and other poor countries.
Make poverty history Read More »
Agreed by the Federal Union Committee Background The rejection of the European constitution by the referendums in France and the Netherlands is a setback but not a disaster. The prospect
How to restart the European process – a three point plan Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in The Times, 16 September 2005 Sir You are correct to say that the United Nations should make a priority of standing up for individual freedom (leading
Challenges at UN summit Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 12 September 2005 Sir, Craig Kennedy is right to say that America should champion democracy around the world (“America must make democracy a
Democracy must be made a global cause Read More »
By Richard Laming Based on a talk given at the Ventotene seminar, 30 August 2005 The question of citizenship is a very important one for federalists. I believe it is
New patterns of citizenship in Europe Read More »
