Die Vorschläge des Europäischen Parlaments
Die Vorschläge des Europäischen Parlaments
Die Vorschläge des Europäischen Parlaments
European Parliament Resolution on the substance of the preliminary draft Treaty establishing the European Union (14 September 1983)
TextOn 14 September 1983, the European Parliament adopts by a large majority a resolution on the substance of the preliminary draft Treaty on European Union.
Draft Treaty establishing the European Union (14 February 1984)
TextOn 14 February 1984, by a very large majority (237 votes to 31, with 43 abstentions), the European Parliament adopts the draft Treaty on European Union, also known as the ‘Spinelli draft’, which has the ultimate aim of establishing a federal European Union.
European Parliament Resolution on the draft Treaty establishing the European Union (14 February 1984)
TextOn 14 February 1984, the European Parliament adopts a resolution concerning the draft treaty establishing the European Union.
‘The Parliament of the Ten intends to create a more united Europe' from Le Soir (15 February 1984)
TextOn 15 February 1984, the Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir analyses the content of Altiero Spinelli’s Draft Treaty establishing the European Union, adopted the day before in Strasbourg by the European Parliament.
'Altiero Spinelli, the "prophet of European Union", believes European political unity is not far off' from El País (19 March 1984)
TextOn 19 March 1984, the Spanish daily newspaper El País describes Altiero Spinelli, author in the European Parliament of the Federalist-inspired draft Treaty on European Union.
'Reorientation' from Le Monde (26 May 1984)
TextOn 26 May 1984, the French newspaper Le Monde considers the national and European consequences of the speech given to the Strasbourg European Parliament on 23 May 1984 by French President François Mitterrand.
European Parliament resolution on the proceedings of the IGC on the European Union (23 October 1985)
TextOn 23 October 1985, the European Parliament adopts a resolution on the proceedings of the IGC on the European Union in which it criticises the refusal of the IGC to take account of the draft treaty drawn up by the European Parliament.
Altiero Spinelli
BildAltiero Spinelli (1907–1986), European federalist and rapporteur for the Institutional Committee of the European Parliament charged with drawing up, between 1981 and 1984, a Draft Treaty on European Union.
The 'Crocodile Club' (1984)
BildItalian Euro-MP, Altiero Spinelli, photographed in 1984 in front of the ‘Crocodile' restaurant in Strasbourg where the foundations were first laid for a parliamentary project in favour of a federal Europe.