The US Supreme Court case and how protect citizens’ rights in Europe
On 24 June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled (6 to 3 in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health) that the US Constitution provides no basis for abortion. With that ruling,…
Warsaw Uprisers Speak Out on the Future of Europe
Survivors of the Warsaw Uprising fought for freedom and humanity almost 80 years ago. Now, as war returns to Europe, the last of their generation are keen to let their…
THE MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION FOR ‘THE FEDERATED STATES OF EUROPE’
‘The Making of the Constitution for ‘The Federated States of Europe’ is a downloadable book from the Federal Alliance of European Federalists (FAEF) that faces the task of throwing away the…
Unitary aspects of centripetal and centrifugal federations, and the source of Putin’s autocratic behaviour
by Leo Klinkers | The difference between centripetal and centrifugal federations There are currently 27 federal states that together accommodate slightly more than 42% of the world's population. The main…
The San Francisco Promise, Ukraine, and UN’s irrelevance
by Leo Klinkers & Mauro Casarotto | The founding of the United Nations As the Second World War drew to a close, representatives of eighty countries met in San Francisco…
Without a Constitution-based Federal Europe a common defense is built on quicksand
by Mauro Casarotto | The war in Ukraine strengthens public opinion that Europe needs a common defense. Shortcomings now become painfully visible. This is not a novelty. The need for…
The Ukraine War is a call for a European Federation now
Appeal to the European Civil Society The war in Ukraine is showing to the world that the European states are not ready to defend a country that wants to be…
What caused EU’s geopolitical irrelevance in the Ukrainian drama?
This article is a continuation of a discourse between Leo Klinkers and Ingo Piepers in Europe Today Magazine, titled ‘The European State System at a Crossroads’. by Leo Klinkers,…
The European State System at a Crossroads
by Leo Klinkers | A discourse between Dr Leo Klinkers, President Federal Alliance of European Federalists (FAEF) and Dr Ingo Piepers, Commander Dutch contribution to the UN Rapid Reaction Force…
Olaf Scholz, Stellvertreter der Bundeskanzlerin und Bundesminister der Finanzen, Kanzlerkandidat der SPD vor der Sendung; Porträt, Einzelbild
New German Government should schedule a popular vote for a European Federal Constitution
by Leo Klinkers | December, 8th, 2021 Today is the inaugural day of Olaf Scholz as German Chancellor. On this important day, the Federal Alliance of European Federalists (…