Evolution of the European federal movements

Abstract

The article aims to examine the European federalism movements from
World War II until present time with respect to evolution that took place in
the field of proposed ideas, concepts and visions concerning the European
federation. The elements of historical and comparative analysis made it possible
to prove that the federalists’ thought creates a coherent concept of a federal
solution for Europe. At the same time, this vision maintaining coherence
at all the stages of developing the European integration was adapted to the
changing political and economic conditions, the current state of integration
and challenges that occurred in Europe. At the same time, however, it is hard
to resist the feeling that in the 1940s and 1970s, a catalogue of proposals was
formulated and they serve to develop detailed concepts and, as a result, new
solutions are rather rarely proposed.