The Spinelli Group

From the Crocodile Club to the Spinelli Group: a 46-year legacy of European ambition. What began on 9 July 1980 with Altiero Spinelli and a small group of MEPs in Strasbourg lives on today in the Spinelli Group.

From Portugal to Ukraine, the future of European sovereignty can only be built together. MEP Verts/ALE Reinier van Lanschot 💬 "Decide faster without vetoes. Defend ourselves with a European army. Elect a European Government that answers to all Europeans."

🇪🇺 "The time for Europe is now." Anna Strolenberg MEP "Instead of maintaining 27 separate military structures, Europe should act together: strengthening its security, using resources more efficiently, and investing in a common future based on peace, democracy and solidarity."

🇪🇺 Forty years after Altiero Spinelli, the message is unchanged: Europe must find the courage to become a federal union. “Enough speeches. Do something.” MEP S&D Brando Benifei calls for Treaty reform and immediate steps to strengthen Europe's capacity to act.

🇪🇺 “Europe has to deliver – and we're not delivering.” Hilde Vautmans (Renew Europe) calls for a stronger, faster and more united EU: ending unanimity, reforming decision-making and advancing European defence.

“The world has changed. Europe must change too.” At the debate on EU governance under pressure, Spinelli Group Board member Daniel Freund called for Treaty reform and a stronger European Union capable of acting decisively in a changing geopolitical landscape. 🇪🇺

“The European moment is now” At the European Parliament debate on EU governance under pressure, Spinelli Group member Gabriele Bischoff called for courage, Treaty reform, and a stronger Europe capable of acting decisively in a changing world. 🇪🇺 #TreatyReformNow #TheMomentIsNow

“Europe cannot remain paralysed by unanimity while the world is changing.” Spinelli Group member Juan Fernando López Aguilar calls for ambitious EU reform to give Europe a stronger, more democratic, and more respected voice in the world. 🇪🇺 #SpinelliGroup #TheMomentIsNow

"The real question is not whether Europe should act. The key question is how Europe can remain capable of acting while also remaining democratically legitimate and politically accountable." @svensimon, MEP PPE, AFCO President Read here: buff.ly/UeJYWb3

The Spinelli Group welcomes a new chapter in the fight for a federal Europe. Dutch Renew Europe & D66 MEP Raquel García Hermida has been elected by acclamation as rotating President of the parliamentary intergroup, succeeding Gabriele Bischoff. Read buff.ly/vLj1Tf6

📣 The European moment is now. The Spinelli Group launches its manifesto calling for a federal Europe able to act. “We choose a fully sovereign Union with a high level of autonomy, we choose a Europe that is a geopolitical power.” Read more: buff.ly/OPljVSV

The VP of @EuropaUnionDE, Gabriele Bischoff, MEP S&D, will take over the rotating Presidency of the parliamentary intergroup. He was appointed by the Spinelli Group Board meeting in Brussels of June. federalists.eu/gabrielle-bisc…

🏛EPLO 2025 Dialogues: "From politics to policies" 🇪🇺 In @europarl we represent not just nations, but visions of Europe. Our agenda encompasses a wide range of topics, including climate change and energy, migration, trade, security and foreign policy. If you want to move something forward, you have to negotiate: build bridges across ideologies and national interests. No single party holds a majority. That means politics in the European Parliament is a daily exercise in diplomacy. @eplo_news @SpinelliGroup @federalists @Left_EU #diplomacy #politics #europe #parliament

🌍 Η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα της Γης δεν είναι απλώς μια συμβολική ημερομηνία, είναι υπενθύμιση της ευθύνης μας. Ως μέλος της Επιτροπής Περιβάλλοντος του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου ζητώ μια Ευρώπη που πρωτοστατεί στην προστασία του περιβάλλοντος, στη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη, στην προστασία των φυσικών πόρων και της βιοποικιλότητας. 📌 Η κλιματική κρίση είναι εδώ. Και απαιτεί θεσμική δράση, συντονισμό και πολιτική βούληση, όχι καθυστερήσεις. Η Ευρώπη οφείλει να ηγηθεί με τόλμη. Και η Ελλάδα να έχει δυνατή φωνή σε αυτή την κοινή προσπάθεια. Δείτε τα εδώ: instagram.com/p/DIwhKTpoN6c/… #nikolasfarantouris #EarthDay #EuropeanParliament #GreenTransition #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Environment #ΗμέραΤηςΓης #EU #ΠολιτικήΜεΕυθύνη

"Most citizens want EU reform—it's vital for unity, freedom, peace & prosperity," says 🇦🇹 MEP @lukasmandl at a panel in the EP. "Different views on how & what shouldn’t stop us from making it happen." Watch here buff.ly/INarOvq

The Paneuropan Working Group and the @SpinelliGroup brought together key voices to discuss treaty reform and the future of European integration. Today, the need to strengthen our Union through institutional change is more urgent than ever. A crucial debate for our common future!

Meloni called the #VentoteneManifesto “radical.” But it shaped the very idea of a free, federal Europe 🇪🇺 Written by anti-fascists in 1941, it’s not a relic — it’s a call to action still relevant today. 🏛️ Spinelli’s legacy lives on. Read it yourself 👇 buff.ly/WiqMdMm

The Paneuropean Working Group, supported by @SpinelliGroup and the @seidel_hanns, invites you to a high-level discussion on EU Treaty #Reform. 31 March 2025, EU Parliament Strasbourg, 18h-19h. Hybrid format Register here: tinyurl.com/2mr63dy7

"From a federalist point of view, the common security and defense policy, beyond being a necessity I believe it’s a natural and logical continuation of the federalist project." 👇Watch the intervention of Prof. @NFarantouris MEP, Board Member of the @SpinelliGroup

The Paneuropean Working Group, supported by The Spinelli Group and the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, invites you to a high-level discussion on EU Treaty Reform. 31 March 2025, European Parliament Strasbourg, 18h-19h. The link for the hybrid format will circulate soon. Register now!