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" " "whereas" " " "the" " " "last" " " "Convention" " " "on" " " "the" " " "Future" " " "of" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Union," " " "was" " " "established" " " "by" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Council" " " "in" " " "December" " " "2001" " " "as" " " "a" " " "result" " " "of" " " "the" " " "Laeken" " " "Declaration" " " "more" " " "than" " " "20" " " "years" " " "ago,") (p "D." 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" " "whereas" " " "new" " " "policies" " " "and" " " "new" " " "provisions" " " "in" " " "a" " " "new" " " "federal" " " "Treaty" " " "are" " " "necessary" " " "in" " " "the" " " "interests" " " "of" " " "all" " " "EU" " " "citizens," " " "as" " " "a" " " "way" " " "to" " " "strengthen" " " "the" " " "EU" " " "capacity" " " "to" " " "act" " " "and" " " "its" " " "European" " " "public" " " "sphere;") (p "F." " " "whereas," " " "after" " " "the" " " "adoption" " " "of" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Parliament’s" " " "resolutions" " " "of" " " "4th" " " "of" " " "May" " " "and" " " "9th" " " "of" " " "June," " " "the" " " "Council" " " "has" " " "delayed" " " "the" " " "transmission" " " "of" " " "the" " " "activation" " " "of" " " "article" " " "48" " " "of" " " "the" " " "Treaty" " " "on" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Union" " " "(TEU)" " " "to" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Council" " " "until" " " "at" " " "least" " " "spring" " " "2023;") (p "G." 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" " "Calls" " " "in" " " "a" " " "European" " " "federal" " " "Constitution" " " "in" " " "order" " " "to" " " "establish" " " "a" " " "genuine" " " "European" " " "democracy," " " "from" " " "an" " " "institutional" " " "point" " " "of" " " "view" " " "by" " " "abolishing" " " "unanimity" " " "in" " " "Council" " " "and" " " "extending" " " "co-decision" " " "with" " " "Parliament" " " "in" " " "all" " " "the" " " "policy" " " "areas" " " "(including" " " "more" " " "competences" " " "developing" " " "the" " " "right" " " "of" " " "Initiative" " " "and" " " "the" " " "right" " " "of" " " "inquiry" " " "of" " " "the" " " "EP);") (p "Therefore," " " "the" " " "UEF" " " "FC" " " "proposes" " " "in" " " "order" " " "to" " " "achieve" " " "this:") (p "1." " " "A" " " "new" " " "European" " " "Congress" " " "in" " " "the" " " "75th" " " "Anniversary" " " "of" " " "the" " " "Hague" " " "Congress" " " "alongside" " " "the" " " "EMI" " " "for" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Civil" " " "Society,") (p "2." " " "Advocates" " " "for" " " "the" " " "establishment" " " "of" " " "an" " " "interparliamentary" " " "Conference" " " "in" " " "2023" " " "under" " " "the" " " "Spanish" " " "Council" " " "presidency" " " "starting" " " "in" " " "1st" " " "of" " " "July" " " "2023" " " "and" " " "composed" " " "by" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Parliament" " " "and" " " "the" " " "27" " " "national" " " "parliaments;") (p "3." " " "Calls" " " "for" " " "a" " " "Constituent" " " "Convention" " " "to" " " "be" " " "organised" " " "right" " " "after" " " "the" " " "2024" " " "European" " " "Parliament" " " "Elections" " " "and" " " "for" " " "a" " " "leading" " " "role" " " "of" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Parliament" " " "on" " " "the" " " "basis" " " "of" " " "the" " " "Conference" " " "conclusions;") (p "4." " " "Firmly" " " "believes" " " "that" " " "based" " " "on" " " "the" " " "Constituent" " " "Convention" " " "outcome" " " "the" " " "European" " " "Parliament" " " "should" " " "adopt" " " "a" " " "constituent" " " "role" " " "in" " " "order" " " "to" " " "propose" " " "a" " " "Federal" " " "Constitution.") (p "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++") (p "Dear" " " "FC" " " "Members,") (p "I" " " "hope" " " "this" " " "message" " " "finds" " " "you" " " "well.") (p "On" " " "behalf" " " "of" " " "Domènec" " " "[Ruiz" " " "Devesa]" " " "and" " " "myself" " " "in" " " "our" " " "quality" " " "as" " " "FC" " " "Members," " " "please" " " "find" " " "attached" " " "a" " " "draft" " " "resolution" " " "on" " " "the" " " "critical" " " "issue" " " "\"Convention" " " "versus" " " "Constituent" " " "role" " " "of" " " "the" " " "EP\"," " " "in" " " "the" " " "backdrop" " " "of" " " "the" " " "document" " " "circulated" " " "by" " " "Pier" " " "Virgilio" " " "Dastoli" " " "and" " " "Francois" " " "Mennerat," " " "for" " " "you" " " "consideration" " " "and" " " "comments.") (p "As" " " "you" " " "can" " " "see," " " "we" " " "have" " " "tried" " " "to" " " "make" " " "a" " " "creative" " " "synthesis" " " "of" " " "the" " " "two" " " "positions," " " "so" " " "everyone" " " "could" " " "eventually" " " "feel" " " "represented" " " "in" " " "this" " " "paper.") (p "Since" " " "the" " " "deadline" " " "for" " " "tabling" " " "draft" " " "resolutions" " " "is" " " "on" " " "Sat" " " "19" " " "November," " " "please" " " "if" " " "you" " " "are" " " "interested" " " "in" " " "contributing" " " "to" " " "this" " " "draft," " " "kindly" " " "send" " " "your" " " "inputs" " " "to" " " "it" " " "before" " " "Thursday" " " "17" " " "eob." " " "Therefore," " " "we" " " "have" " " "one" " " "day" " " "to" " " "integrate" " " "all" " " "your" " " "comments" " " "and" " " "contributions," " " "which" " " "will" " " "be" " " "very" " " "much" " " "welcome" " " "in" " " "order" " " "to" " " "have" " " "the" " " "most" " " "inclusive" " " "resolution" " " "possible.") (p "This" " " "means" " " "that" " " "if" " " "you" " " "would" " " "like" " " "to" " " "contribute" " " "to" " " "this" " " "text," " " "you" " " "have" " " "almost" " " "one" " " "full" " " "week" " " "to" " " "do" " " "so.") (p "Looking" " " "forward" " " "to" " " "your" " " "comments" " " "and" " " "observations,") (p "Thank" " " "you" " " "in" " " "advance" " " "and" " " "kind" " " "regards") (p "Alejandro" " " "Peinado"))