Europe United Party

Europe United
President	Bengt Beier
Merged into	European Federalist Party
Headquarters	336 Avenue Georges Henri, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Ideology	European federalism Social liberalism Democratization
Colours	Blue and yellow
Website
Europe United
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Europe United Party was a pan-European political party which aims to achieve a stronger and more accountable European Union and especially a democratically elected European Commission, a more transparent European Council and a stronger, more representative and effective European Parliament.^[1] It is now incorporated in the European Federalist Party created on November 6, 2011 in Paris.

Europe United was founded as a pro-European organisation in 2005 by Finnish, but Danish-based politician Aki Paasovaara shortly after France and the Netherlands voted down the proposed European constitution. The party grew fast thanks to engaging its members through an online private social network.In September 2005 Europe United officially registered as a political association in Denmark. The first convention was held in May 2006 at the then-official seat of the organisation in Copenhagen (Denmark).^[2] After the Copenhagen convention, the first election to Europe United's internal policy-making body, the Senate, was held. Tomas Ruta got most votes out of the thirty elected senators.

The President and the board of Europe United are elected by a Convention for a two-year period and function as the party's European-level management. Their prime responsibilities are overall strategic leadership and operational leadership of the party's administration and organisational functions.

So far, only a limited political program with a focus on democratization of the EU was presented but the party is currently in the process of expanding its political program. Agreement on a broad selection of political issues was found at the last Convention in Leuven (Belgium) in December 2009 and a final vote on the political program of Europe United is currently planned for the next Convention in Salzburg (Austria) in May 2010.^[3]

Europe United presented five candidates for the European Elections 2009 but failed to secure any seats in the elections.

See also

• Federal Europe
• Pan-European identity
• European political party
• List of political parties
• Pro-Europeanism

References

Pan-European political organisations Political parties recognised by the EU Current Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists Alliance of European National Movements Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party EUDemocrats European Alliance for Freedom European Christian Political Movement European Democratic Party European Free Alliance European Green Party European People's Party Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom Party of European Socialists Party of the European Left Defunct Alliance for Europe of the Nations Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe Political parties not recognised by the EU Current Europe – Democracy – Esperanto European Federalist Party European Pirate Party Newropeans European Party for Individual Liberty Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties Defunct European National Front Europe United Party Libertas Movement for European Reform Other confederations of national parties Current European Anti-Capitalist Left Liberal South East European Network Nordic Green Left Alliance Defunct Euronat Platform for Transparency European Democrat Union National parties by European organisation Political groups of the European Parliament Political foundations at European level European parliamentary elections European Council composition by party Politics portal