UEF Europe Activities Presentation

ACTIVITY REPORT JUN-DEC 2014

KEY PRIORITIES IN JUN-DEC 2014

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STRENGTHENED FURTHER THE EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT

INCREASED FOCUS ON POLICY & ADVOCACY

REAFFIRMING UEF IN BRUSSELS AFTER THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

4 INCREASE SERVICES TO SECTIONS AND ACTIVITIES WITH SECTIONS

5 LONGER-TERM INITIATIVES (POLICY, COMMUNICATION, EVENTS, MEMBERS)

TWO ADDITIONAL PILLARS

ADMINISTRATION

• Grant intelligence and

execution

• Annual Key Date

Screening

• Ideas and Opportunities

• Section Alignment

• Friends of Intergroup

MEMBERS

• Membership Strategy

• Support to Sections

• Reports

• Database

• Training seminar

COMMUNICATION

• Webpage

• Database

• Media strategy

• History

• Publications

• Social media

• Web Strategies

FINANCES

• Book-keeping

• Grant application

• Grant administration

• Accounts

• Audits/Compliance

• Membership fees

• Sponsoring

• Donations

BODIES

• Executive Bureau

• Federal Committee

• Congress

• Protocol

ACTIONS

• Seminars and

Conferences

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STRENGTHNING THE EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT

TWO ADDITIONAL PILLARS

ADMINISTRATION

• Grant intelligence and

execution

• Annual Key Date

Screening

• Ideas and Opportunities

• Section Alignment

• Friends of Intergroup

MEMBERS

• Membership Strategy

• Support to Sections

• Reports

• Database

• Training seminar

COMMUNICATION

• Webpage

• Database

• Media strategy

• History

• Publications

• Social media

• Web Strategies

FINANCES

• Book-keeping

• Grant application

• Grant administration

• Accounts

• Audits/Compliance

• Membership fees

• Sponsoring

• Donations

BODIES

• Executive Bureau

• Federal Committee

• Congress

• Protocol

ACTIONS

• Seminars and

Conferences

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POLICY & ADVOCACY

• Positions

• Reaching out to

decision-makers and

policy-shapers

• Spinelli Group

NETWORKING

• Think-Tanks

• Reports

• Web Strategies

• Database

INCREASED FOCUS ON POLICY & ADVOCACY + NETWORKING

ADMINISTRATION

GROWING EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT

Secretary-General

Communication Event & Network Policy & Advocacy Policy & Advocacy

Director

Increased focus on policy &

advocacy efforts and on

activities with UEF network

(sections, partners, Brussels

circles)

POLICY & ADVOCACY

REACHING OUT TO THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Leveraging on activities and committments during election campaign

Meeting Finnish MEPs?4 November 2014

POLICY & ADVOCACY

ANNUAL UEF SUMMER RECEPTION WITH KEY GUEST SPEAKER THE CHAIR

OF CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DANUTA HUEBNER

launching a dialogue with Constitutional Affairs Committee

gathering like-minded people and increasing visibility in the Brussels bubble

UEF Summer Reception with Danuta Hübner, Chair of the Committee for Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament | 2 September 2014

POLICY & ADVOCACY

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Bilateral meetings with key MEPs

Finnish MEPs in November

Greek MEPs in January

REACHING OUT TO THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Bilateral and group meetings with MEPs to introduce UEF

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4Plan for bilateral and group meetings in 2015

Meeting Finnish MEPs?4 November 2014

POLICY & ADVOCACY

ORGANISING THE FEDERALISTS IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT

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Spinelli MEP Group relaunchedin mid October

Strong federalist leadership

Activities plan to support AFCO key reports

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Elmar Brok Jo Leinen

POLICY & ADVOCACY

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Exploitation of Lisbon Treaty (Brok/Bresso)

Future of Europe(Verhofstadt)

Electoral law(Leinen/Hubner)

INFLUENCING THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Following and providing input for key AFCO and ECON reports

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4 Eurozone governanceMeeting Finnish MEPs?4 November 2014

POLICY & ADVOCACY

VOICING FEDERALIST DEMANDS IN COMMISSION HEARINGS

Key message of UEF Manifesto used during Commission hearings

POLICY & ADVOCACY

UEF-JEF MEETING ON FOREIGN POLICY | VIENNA 18-19 OCT 2014

UEF-JEF MEETING ON EUROZONE GOVERNANCE | BERLIN, 7-8 FEB15

focussing federalists’ proposals on key areas

developing policy in missing areas (FC and PC activities)

better use of existing policy positions, including national sections (structured mapping)

MEMBERS

UEF-JEF ACTIVITIES KICK-OFF MEETING | 13 SEPT 2014

sharing best practices

setting up UEF post-election campaign political priorities

MEMBERS

PROMOTING LOCAL EVENTS TO REACH OUT TO INFLUENCERS

establishing relationship with newly elected MEPs through bottom-up approach

10 events organised

MEMBERS

TOWARDS A STRONGER FEDERALIST MOVEMENT

Building and strengthening UEF sections is a priority and requireslonger-term membership strategy

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PHASE 1: Mapped sections’ strengths and weakness and present plan to Federal Committee (Oct-Dec 2014)

PHASE 2: Discuss strategy and initiative in FC and finalise plans (December 2014)

PHASE 4: Membership initiatives: Training Seminar (March 2015), the Capacity Building Seminar (June 2015), others4

PHASE 3: Bilateral discussions with sections (2015)

MEMBERS

BRUSSELS’ CIRCLES DEBATES

developing political positions and strengthening federalist insidersnetwork by gathering together federalists in the EU insitutions

MEMBERS

ANNUAL WINTER RECEPTION | 11 DEC 2014

gathering federalist family to celebrate year’s achievements

NETWORKING

JEF FEDERAL COMMITTEE MEETING | 31 OCTOBER IN BOLOGNA

« There are many pro-European organisations, but only two federalist ones:

JEF and UEF! Let’s keep up the good ties, one day you will be over 35!’’

JEF: THE KEY PARTNER AT ALL LEVELS

Multiple initiatives to strengthen cooperation

Ventotene, Vienna, Bologna, Joint Task-Force, Joint PC meetings

NETWORKING

EMI FEDERAL ASSEMBLY | 28-29 NOV IN ROME

continuous cooperation with the European Movement International (EMI)

elected a strong federalist core in EMI’s executive body

NETWORKING

JOINT UEF-WFM SEMINAR ON REGIONALISM WORLDWIDE |

4 NOV IN BRUSSELS

strengthened ties with WFM and increased visibility in the Brussels bubble

Regional Integration Worldwide and New Global Governance: What Role for the EU?12 November 2014

NETWORK

REACHING OUT TO NEW CIRCLES

Working on strategy and plan to reach to Think-Tanks & Foundations

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Introduction to Brussels Think-Tanks and Foundations

Structured participation to relevant events

4 Invite to key UEF events

UEF publication series to raise profile as peer

COMMUNICATION

EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

reaching out to larger audiences in the most effective way

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Refreshed website in preparation

Brand new UEF brochure

Professionalised and branded publication series in preparation

4 Continued effort on social media

KEY CHALLENGES

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LACK OF CAMPAIGN FRAMEWORK WITH KEY POLITICAL FOCUS

SCARCITY OF STRUCTURED POSITIONS & STATEMENTS

INSUFFICIENT ACCESS TO KEY EU STAKEHOLDERS

4 WEAKNESS OF MEMBERS NETWORK

5 NOT FULL USE OF BUREAU AND FEDERAL COMMITTEE RESOURCES

KEY CHALLENGES & PRIORITIES

LACK OF CAMPAIGN FRAMEWORK WITH KEY POLITICAL

FOCUS

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Clarifying UEF strategy and role short and longer term with

clear focus on key goals and messages

Tools at European and national/local level will follow

Moving from “strategy” discussion to “campaign & action”

development and execution

KEY CHALLENGES & PRIORITIES

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SCARCITY OF STRUCTURED POSITIONS & STATEMENTS

Closely monitoring AFCO and ECON committees and

developing policy briefings as key initiative

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2Better use of existing content (national sections, FC

members) with branded publication series

4 Better use of Bureau and FC resources

Increase number of statements and positions is a must

KEY CHALLENGES & PRIORITIES

INSUFFICIENT ACCESS TO KEY EU STAKEHOLDERS

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2 Improving content output (quality and presentation)

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Better profiling of federalist MEPs and better use of federalist MEPs network to profile UEF with key stakeholders

More structured approach to advocacy activities (mix of meetings / events / policy briefings)

Focusing on key initiatives – AFCO reports

Longer term, teaching out to some national capitals directly from the European level

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KEY CHALLENGES & PRIORITIES IN 2015

WEAKNESS OF MEMBERS NETWORK

Strengthening sections is a top priority (UEF Growth Plan)

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4Direct outreach to key national stakeholders (positions,

publications, etc.)

Leveraging events co-organized with local section

Better use of UEF Europe material at national level

KEY CHALLENGES & PRIORITIES IN 2015

NOT FULL USE OF BUREAU AND FC RESOURCES

Joint UEF-JEF PC meetings outside FC can be a step-change

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4 Identify special role for key resources in Bureau and FC

Improve Bureau work as a team for full use of resources

Coordinate PC Chairs work in between meetings

ACTIVITY REPORT JUN-DEC 2014