Dear friends,

The upcoming UEF-JEF Joint Federal Committee meeting will be hosted by the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, on 20-22 April 2012. In view of the meeting, please find all the preparatory documents and useful information below.

PREPARATORY DOCUMENTS

All preparatory documents are accessible exclusively on our website where you can already consult:

• Draft agenda

• Minutes of the previous UEF Federal Committee (12-13 November 2011)

• Statutes & Rules of Procedure

VENUE & PRACTICAL DETAILS

The meeting will take place at College ‘De Valk’, Tiensestraat 41, 3000 Leuven.

To facilitate your accommodation, UEF Secretariat has already made some hotel preservation booking.

Etap Hotel

Martelarenlaan 10 – 3010  LEUVEN

Availabilities: 30 rooms (9 twin rooms, 21 double rooms)

Price: Friday 59Eur / Saturday 49€ / Breakfast 4.50€

Reservation by phone : (+32)16479880

Booking reference: 159296 – Best to fill out the reservation form enclosed

Deadline for reservation: 9.03.2012

Ibis Hotel

Brusselsestraat 52 – 3000 LEUVEN

Availabilities: 30 rooms (20 twin rooms, 9 single, 1 double)

Price: 63Eur single room / 77Eur double and twin room

Reservation by phone : (+32)16/939000

Booking reference: Federalism 142 887

Deadline for reservation: 16.03.2012

We encourage you to book your rooms as soon as possible.

• Travel Reimbursement Form & Conditions

• Train schedules

• Hotel and event venue locations in Leuven

PROXIES

If you cannot be present at the meeting, you can find the Proxy Form online.

Please note that according to the Statutes (Art.15): “Every delegate shall exercise one vote. A delegate unable to attend can authorize another delegate in writing to exercise his vote by proxy. No single delegate shall have more than one proxy.”

POLITICAL COMMISSIONS

UEF Political Commissions are primary responsible for managing deep analysis of the current EU issues and working on the creation of federalists response to them by developing reflection papers, proposals for resolutions and other documents.

You are invited to participate and exchange views on the preparatory documents via the political commissions mailing lists:

PC 1: ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE

Chaired by: Harald Stieber
Mailing list: pc1@federalists.eu

PC 2: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Chaired by: Philipp Agathonos, Vice-President of UEF
Mailing list: pc2@federalists.eu

PC 3: FEDERALIST ACTION

Chaired by: Guido Montani, Vice-President of UEF, in cooperation with Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (Vice-President of the EP 2004-2007) and Catherine Vieilledent, UEF Group Europe Secretary General
Mailing list: pc3@federalists.eu

PC4: HOME AFFAIRS

Chaired by: Andrey Kovatchev, Vice-President of UEF, in cooperation with Elina Viilup, UEF Bureau member

Mailing list: pc4@federalists.eu

FEDERAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION

The contribution to UEF Federal Committee is of 60€ both for Delegates and Observers, and allows all participants to attend the dinner organised on Saturday 21 April. Without dinner, the FC contribution is of 30€.

A reduced contribution applies to participants under 25, students and jobseekers: 10€ without dinner, 40€ with dinner. Other participants wishing to apply for a reduced contribution should contact UEF Bureau.

With best regards,

Mana LIVARDJANI
Director

Union of European Federalists [UEF]
European Secretariat
Square de Meeûs 25
B-1000 Bruxelles

T +32 (0)2 508-3030
E secretariat@federaleurope.org
W www.federaleurope.org