Europe is in grave danger: the economic crisis on the one hand and the movements against the euro on the other have gripped the greatest social and political experiment of the last century in a suffocating grip. Can Europe save itself? Yes, if he returns to Ventotene, that is, to the ideals and motivations of his origins.
This is what this collection of speeches on Europe seeks to affirm, which begins with the "Manifesto of Ventotene" and ends with the speech of Matteo Renzi at the congress of European socialists. Unpublished texts for the Italian public are also presented, such as the letter from Helmut Schmidt to Hans Tietmeyer with the significant title "The Bundesbank: no state within a state" and the speech of 29 August 2012 by Mario Draghi, ECB president: “We are ready to do whatever it takes to save the euro”. Real milestones in the construction of Europe, counterpointed by speeches by great supporters of the European cause such as Giorgio Napolitano, Martin Schulz e Francois Hollande. The reader also finds the full text of the Lisbon Treaty and the European Convention on Human Rights.
The introduction of Pier Virgilio Dastoli, president of the Italian Council of the European Movement clearly explains the intentions of this publication. An unmissable ebook for those who care about the European cause and for those who, alas, fight it.
Author
Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli, born in 1978, is a researcher, freelance journalist and blogger expert in politics and culture
German. Graduated in Philosophy, he holds a PhD in Late Medieval German Philosophy. He has worked and taught at the University of Cologne and has numerous study experiences abroad (USA, France and Germany). He writes for various print and online publications including "Longitude", "Limesonline", "SuccedeOggi"
and "The Bourgeois". Take care of the blog "Potsdamer Platz".
Pier Virgilio Dastoli, former assistant of Altiero Spinelli, presides over the Italian Council of the European movement. He has
covered various roles in the European institutions including from 2003 to 2009 that of director of the representation in Italy of the European Commission. He has been present in pro-European and federalist organizations where he was general secretary of the International European Movement from 1995 to 2002. He has written numerous essays and articles on Europe.
