United Europe

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United Europe
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purpose Promotion of the European idea
Chair: Günther H. Oettinger
Executive Director: Sabine Sasse, Rieke Schües
Establishment date: 2013
Number of members: People and companies
Seat : Hamburg
Website: https://www.united-europe.eu/de/

United Europe eV is a non-profit association that wants to promote the development of a pro-European awareness, pro-European behavior and understanding between peoples.

history

The association was founded in 2013 by the former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel and the German entrepreneur Jürgen Großmann . Schüssel was also president of the association until the end of 2019. Other founding members include Daniela Schwarzer , Sylvie Goulard , Roland Berger , Peter Terium , Friedrich Merz , Gavin O'Reilly and Anthony Ruys, former CEO of Heineken . The seat of the association is Hamburg .

target

The aim of the initiative is to strengthen Europe's credibility, to promote international understanding and, above all, to win over the younger generation to the idea of ​​a united, competitive and liberal Europe. The association is non-partisan and does not pursue any individual political or economic interests. It is financed exclusively from membership fees and donations.

society

Members

The members and supporters of United Europe include companies such as BASF , Deutsche Bahn , Kone , Iberdrola , Mondi Group , PWC , Roland Berger , RWE and the Würth Group and people who also take part in United Europe events and in United publications Europe write posts.

Board members

Managing directors

The full-time management for the implementation of the activities and projects of United Europe as well as the organization of the association are incumbent on Sabine Sasse and Rieke Schües.

activities

United Europe eV organizes lectures, conferences, studies and research projects as well as seminars for outstanding young professionals from all over Europe. At these young professionals seminars, the participants debate topics that are central to Europe's future. So far (as of March 2020) 18 seminars have taken place.

Article series "Europe can do better"

In 2019, the association, together with the business newspaper Handelsblatt , initiated a series of articles in which, for the first time, a total of 30 CEOs of large DAX companies , medium-sized companies and start-ups reflect on the future of the continent and make reform proposals. Under the title “Europe can do it better”, the series of articles will appear from April 15, 2019 until the European elections on working days in the Handelsblatt in German as well as on Handelsblatt Online and the United Europe website in German and English. From the series of articles, a book of the same name was created by Herder Verlag , which was presented to the public on May 6th by CDU chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as part of a business club event at ESMT Berlin .

The Roman Manifesto

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome , United Europe, in collaboration with Villa Vigoni, presented the Roman Manifesto. It was presented during the official celebrations on March 25th at the German Embassy in Rome. In the manifesto, the authors, a group of young scientists and professionals from Europe, make a far-reaching proposal for the renewal of the European project and the European Union. You propose the establishment of a European Federal Union with more democratic and transparent institutions and clearly defined competencies.

Digitizing Europe Summit

Working in cooperation with the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communication , the European Institute for Innovation and Technology and Deutsche Welle in the form of a network, United Europe, as a partner, helped shape the Digitizing Europe Summit as an event for the digital Europe of the future, at which u. a. Angela Merkel and Tom Enders attended.

Young professionals seminars

An overview of some previous seminars:

  • Ideas for Europe in Amsterdam
  • The Populist Challenge in Hamburg
  • Understanding Europe in Freiburg
  • Europe of the regions in Budapest
  • How to tell the EU's story in Nice
  • Human and artificial intelligence: how will we live and work in the future? , in Cambridge
  • How to strengthen the Eurozone in Lisbon
  • Energy Transition and Climate Change: Is there a European answer? in Paris

Lobbying

According to LobbyFacts, United Europe is listed in the EU transparency register with lobby expenses of € 250,000 (for 2016).

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Sigmund, Sven Afhüppe (Hrsg.): Europe can do it better: How our continent finds new strength. A wake-up call for the economy . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2019, ISBN 978-3-451-39360-0 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  2. ↑ a b Members of non-profit organizations, primary objective of European integration. European Movement Germany , accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  3. ^ Wolfgang Schüssel: Membership and Associations. Global Leadership Foundation, accessed May 26, 2019 .
  4. ^ Company members (United Europe). United Europe, accessed May 27, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Personal Members (United Europe). United Europe, accessed May 27, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Manifestation - European Parliament. European Parliament , accessed on 26 May 2019 (fr-en).
  7. ↑ Martin Brudermüller : What's wrong with Europe? We need a new Europe of ideas! United Europe, April 16, 2019, accessed May 26, 2019 .
  8. ^ Greetings from Günther H. Oettinger, new President of United Europe | | United Europe. Retrieved on March 29, 2020 (German).
  9. ↑ UE | Günther H. Oettinger new President of United Europe | Network EBD. Retrieved on March 29, 2020 (German).
  10. ↑ Jürgen Grossmann. Lobbypedia, accessed May 26, 2019 .
  11. ↑ JFriedrich Merz. Lobbypedia, accessed May 26, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Management. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
  13. ↑ United Europe's Young Professional Seminar in Freiburg, April 20-21 , 2018. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  14. ↑ a b Adele Ravagnani: Amsterdam Young Professionals Seminar: ideas for Europe. June 12, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019 (American English).
  15. ^ A b Young Professionals Seminar: "Understanding Europe" United Europe 12th Young Professionals Seminar in Freiburg / Breisgau. Center for European Politics , April 20, 2018, accessed May 21, 2019 .
  16. ↑ United Europe eV | Call for applications for 'Young Professionals' seminar in Paris! | Network EBD. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  17. ^ Seminar: The EU and the Balkan region - the state of play | Zagreb. January 9, 2020, accessed March 29, 2020 .
  18. ↑ United Europe: Young Professionals Seminar | Network EBD. Retrieved on March 29, 2020 (German).
  19. ↑ Europe can do better. Handelsblatt , May 6, 2019, accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Thomas Sigmund, Sven Afhüppe: Europe can do it better: How our continent finds new strength . Herder, 2019, ISBN 978-3-451-81677-2 , pp. PT2 .
  21. ↑ Paul Linke: "Freedom instead of socialism": The economy, AKK and their "wake-up call". Sputnik (magazine) , May 6, 2019, accessed on May 29, 2019 .
  22. ↑ A choice of fate for Europe - alarmism or serious danger? Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, accessed on May 29, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Kramp-Karrenbauer accuses Kühnert of populism. Leipziger Volkszeitung , accessed on May 29, 2019 .
  24. ↑ If we leave everything as it is, we will endanger Europe even more. Free University of Berlin , accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  25. ↑ 60 years of the Treaty of Rome - Out of the crisis of meaning. Cicero , March 23, 2017, accessed May 21, 2019 .
  26. ↑ Roman Manifesto. European Academy Berlin , accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  27. ^ The Future of Made in Europe. Vodafone, February 19, 2019, accessed May 27, 2019 .
  28. ↑ The Populist Challenge: Conclusions of the YPS Hamburg | | United Europe. Retrieved December 8, 2019 (American English).
  29. ^ Europe of the Regions. Mladiinfo, August 9, 2018, accessed May 27, 2019 .
  30. ↑ Events. Institute for Media and Communication Policy, accessed on May 27, 2019 .
  31. ↑ Summary of the YPS on "Human and Artificial Intelligence" in Cambridge | | United Europe. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  32. ↑ Summary of our YPS in Lisbon "How to strengthen the Eurozone" | | United Europe. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  33. ↑ YPS Lisbon: Interview with Pedro Passos Coelho | | United Europe. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  34. ↑ Pedro Passos Coelho: The Crisis in Portugal (2009-2014): Plans, Strategies, Reality and Overcoming | | United Europe. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  35. ↑ First impressions of our YPS on the technological transition and climate change in Paris | | United Europe. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  36. ↑ Keynote by Franz Josef Radermacher at YPS on the technological transition and climate change in Paris | | United Europe. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  37. ↑ # 13 Energy Transition and Climate Change_Discussion with energy and sustainability experts by Sustainability Explored • A podcast on Anchor. Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
  38. ↑ United Europe eV LobbyFacts, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  39. ↑ SignsAward for the first time in Berlin. Exchange, accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  40. ↑ n-tv NEWS: Barroso honored for "strengthening Europe". Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
  41. ↑ Oliver Götz: SignsAward 2019: "Oscar of the communications industry". May 25, 2019, accessed May 26, 2019 .