European federalist forces discussed a draft of a new manifesto for a federal Europe during a seminar on the island of Ventotene (Italy) at the end of August. This text calls for a profound institutional reform of the European Union through the granting of new competences at supranational level in areas such as health, as well as increased democratisation and transparency of European governance.
Prepared by the Spinelli Group, chaired by Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA, German) and composed of...