12 06, 2025

Why the EU must commit itself to its democracies – and why that matters for the United Kingdom

By |2025-06-12T20:19:01+00:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Citizens’ rights, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Federalism, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

‘The EU can only thrive if its democracy thrives’, Ursula von der Leyen confidently claimed in her acceptance speech of the Charlemagne Prize in May 2025. Yet, the Commission President presents the EU in its digital and printed publications as an ordinary union of states. Her contradictory attitude symbolises the [...]

5 05, 2022

Spinelli, me and my honeymoon

By |2022-05-05T13:39:02+00:00May 5th, 2022|Categories: Europe, Federalism, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , |

by Dr Alan Hick Dr Hick is a Board Member of New Europeans International and a former senior official at the European Economic and Social Committee 1st May 2022 This article has been reproduced with kind permission from New Europeans   The first time I met Altiero Spinelli did not go [...]

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