Sitzungsbericht

Federalists from Frankfurt, Lyon and Milan announced joint actions of the three cities ahead of the conclusion of the Conference and approved a declaration in favour of a democratic and sovereign Europe (see https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=759705781670657). They raised the following requests 1) the European Union requires a more democratic and effective form of government: for this reason the Parliament should be fully involved in the decision process through co-decision, and unanimity in the Council should be abolished; 2) the Union should be accordingly provided with the competence to collect its own resources with the purpose of financing and directly improve common European public goods (e.g. decarbonization; humanitarian aid; digitalization); 3) the Union should be provided with adequate tools to preserve its values in the Member States: this may include the power to deny access to European funds for those national authorities which are not respecting the rule of law and the primacy of EU law; 4) it is urgent to build a common foreign and defense policy through the transfer of competences and resources at European level; 5) while some competences should be transferred at European level, it is key to enhance the dialogue with local governments and to give full application to the principle of subsidiarity.