The European Commission awarded an Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach to the Appeal “A genuine European Union to ensure welfare, security and democracy” promoted by CesUE co-founder and director, Roberto Castaldi, together with Giuliano Amato, Yves Bertoncini, Stefan Collignon, Anthony Giddens, Ulrike Guerot e Miguel Maduro.

The Appeal was signed by over 500 European Academics and published by the main newspapers all over Europe on February 2017 in view of the March for Europe on March 25 in Rome.

CesUE co-organised, with the Appeal promoters, the Convention “A genuine European Union to ensure welfare, security and democracy” in Rome on March 24 with the participation of Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, former Italian Prime Ministers Enrico Letta and Mario Monti, the President of the Committee of the Regions Markku Markkula, former French Minister of the economy Edmond Alphandery, the President of the International European Movement Jo Leinen, and many other personalities.

Il CesUE welcomes this important recognition to the European commitment of its members.