Spinelli’s legacy: the federal path

The 1984 Draft Treaty establishing the European Union, known as the ‘Spinelli Report’ although drafted by six co‐rapporteurs, has since shaped the path of European integration like no other document. It was the first text of a ‘European Constitution’ drafted by a European institution.

Its underlying ideas are, 30 years after its adoption by Parliament on 14 February 1984, still topical, not only because a great part of the EU constitutional architecture can be traced back to it, but also due to its relevance for the ever‐lively discussions on the future direction of the European project.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Website: The European Constitution http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-the-european-constitution/

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