Three members of the Federalists movement share they thoughts about how to relaunch the project of European Integration. Check out their three articles of Sandro Gozi, MEP and President of the Union of European Federalists (UEF); Domènec Ruiz Deveza, MEP and Member of the Union of European Federalists and Ophelie Omnes and President of the Union of European Federalists – France.

The 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration falls at a particularly difficult time for Europe. What is the state of health of the Union? 

The European Union has made great strides. In 70 years we have done things that were unimaginable, if we think that Declaration was made five years after the end of the Second World War. The world today is moving much faster and therefore it is a European Union that still has a great deal to change in order to keep its promise and to respond to Schuman’s ambitions.
 
The feeling is that the Community institutions are as alive and essential as ever. What is lacking is solidarity between nations. That is why I believe that the concrete and important responses that Europe is giving, has given and will give to the coronavirus crisis will be a major problem for the neo-nationalist forces. The Europe that exists is the supranational Europe, which decides by a majority when Parliament and the Council meet, which respects the autonomy of supranational institutions such as the Commission and the European Central Bank. I refer to the suspension of the Stability and Growth Pact, flexibility on state aid, the European integration fund, the European Stability Mechanism for Healthcare, the European Investment Bank.

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