Strasbourg, 12/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The "Spinelli Group for a new federalism", formed of members of the European Parliament's Socialist Group, is to launch, on 13 March, its new contribution entitled "Europe in the world today", drafted by French Socialist Michel Rocard, Chair of the EP Committee on Culture. The text will be presented during a press conference, on Wednesday at 15h00 (and will be published in our series EUROPE/Documents). It expresses the Group's position on the future of Europe after the events of 11 September and the opening of the Convention chaired by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. The Group's drafting committee is composed of French, Italian, German, Spanish, English, Irish, Belgian, Dutch, Luxembourg, Austrian, and Portuguese MEPs: Ms Berès, Mr van den Berg, Ms Berger; Messrs Casaca, De Rossa, Hänsch, Leinen and Martin; Ms Napoletano, and Messrs Obiols, Poos, Rocard and Trentin.