European Movement International

European Movement International   (Lobbyist group, Deep state milieu, CIA front organization)
Formation	July 1947
Headquarters	Brussels
Sponsored by	American Committee on United Europe
Subpage	•European Movement International/President
Lobbying association that promotes European integration. In its first few decades it received massive funding and attention from the CIA, and the personnel is intimately tied to the Bilderberg group.

Not to be confused with the national chapters of the European Movement

The European Movement International is a lobbying association that coordinates the efforts of associations and national councils with the goal of promoting European integration, and disseminating information about it. In its first few decades it received massive funding and attention from the CIA, and the personnel is intimately tied to the Bilderberg group.

History

The origins of the European Movement date to July 1947, when the cause of a united Europe was being promoted by Duncan Sandys in the form of the Anglo-French United European Movement (UEM). The UEM acted as a platform for the co-ordination of the organisations created in the wake of World War II. As a result of their efforts, the congress of The Committee for the Co-ordination of the European Movements took place in Paris on 17 July 1947 incorporating "La Ligue Européenne de Coopération Economique" (LECE), "l'Union Européenne des Fédéralistes" (UEF), "l'Union Parlementaire Européenne" (UPE) and the Anglo-French United European Movements. They met again on 10 November 1947 and changed their name to The Joint International Committee for European Unity. They retained this name until after the 1948 Congress of The Hague.

From 7 to 11 May 1948, 800 delegates from Europe and observers from Canada and the United States gathered in The Hague, the Netherlands for the Congress of Europe. Organised by the International Committee of the Movements for European Unity and presided over by Winston Churchill, the Congress discussed ideas about the development of the European Union. Politicians such as Konrad Adenauer, Winston Churchill, Harold Macmillan, Bertrand Russell, François Mitterrand, Paul-Henri Spaak, Albert Coppé and Altiero Spinelli took an active role in the congress and a call was launched for a political, economic and monetary Union of Europe. This conference had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement, which was created soon afterwards.

The European Movement was formally created on 25 October 1948, when the Joint International Committee for European Unity decided to change its name. Duncan Sandys was elected President and Léon Blum, Winston Churchill, Alcide De Gasperi and Paul-Henri Spaak were elected as Honorary Presidents. The U.S. policy was to promote a United States of Europe, and to this end the American Committee on United Europe committee was used to discreetly funnel CIA funds to such organisations as this.

In May 1949, the European Movement set up the Council of Europe. The European Movement was also responsible for the creation of the College of Europe in Bruges and the European Center of Culture in Geneva. One of its major functions during the 1950s through to the 1990s was the setting up of think-tanks and a network of discussion groups across Europe.

Since 1948, the European Movement has lobbied for further integration, on numerous subjects. It worked in favour of the direct election of the European Parliament by all European citizens, in favour of the Treaty on the European Union (the Maastricht Treaty) and also for a European Constitution.

Presidents

Name	Term
Eva Maydell	November 2017 to date
Jo Leinen	2011-2017
Pat Cox	2005-2011
José María Gil-Robles	1999-2005
Mário Soares	1997-1999
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	1989-1997
Enrique Barón Crespo	1987-1989
Giuseppe Petrilli	1981-1987
Georges Berthoin	1978-1981
Jean Rey	1974-1978
Walter Hallstein	1968-1974
Maurice Faure	1961-1968
Robert Schuman	1955-1961
Paul-Henri Spaak	1950-1955
Duncan Sandys	1948-1950

Secretaries General

Name	Term
Petros Fassoulas	2015–present
Diogo Pinto	2009-2015
Henrik Kröner	2002-2009
Pier Virgilio Dastoli	1995-2001
Giampiero Orsello	1993-1995
Bob Molenaar	1987-1993
Luigi Vittorio Majocchi	1985-1987
Sjouke Jonker	1984
Thomas Jansen	1981-1983
Robert Van Schendel	1955-1980
Georges Rebattet (London office)	1948-1955
Józef Retinger (Paris office, from 11/1951 Brussel office)	1948-1950

Activities

The Movement's various Councils and Associations, under the co-ordination of the European Movement International (EMI), work to influence European decision-makers - associations, governments, politicians, political parties, enterprises, trade unions and individual lobbyists - to promote European integration.

The EM also works as a study and information group operating through various projects and activities, and publishes information on European affairs and activities.

Organisation

The Movement's central office, located at Place de Luxembourg in Brussels, is headed up by a President and six Vice-Presidents. Honorary Presidents, generally prominent European politicians, are also elected, but hold no executive powers.

The current President of the EMI is Eva Maydell, MEP. The management of the organisation is drawn from across Europe.

International Associations

The EMI has several International Member Associations. These include civil society organisations, business and trade unions, NGOs, political parties, local authorities and academia.

Supporting Members

• College of Europe
• Foundation Euractiv
• The Kosovar Civil Society Foundation - KCSF

National Councils

At national level there are National Councils in 39 countries, organized in a very diverse way. In principle national councils of all countries which are members of the Council of Europe can join the European Movement. Only on national level the EM has youth branches.

See also

• European Movement Belgium
• European Movement Germany
• European Movement Ireland
• European Movement UK

 

Sponsor

Event	Description
American Committee on United Europe	CIA front organization. Proves European unity movement was a heavily US-driven project.

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References

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