Action Committee for the United States of Europe

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The Action Committee for the United States of Europe was a pro-European integration pressure group founded and led by Jean Monnet to promote closer political and economic union among European states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-governmental organization
political pressure group
pro-European organization
advocatedPolicy common European economic policies
political coordination among European governments
supranational European institutions
aimedAt European public opinion
governments of European states
chairperson Jean Monnet
country France
field European politics
international relations
focus European Economic Community
surface form: European Communities

European Economic Community
European political integration
founder Jean Monnet
goal promote closer economic union among European states
promote closer political union among European states
support creation of a united Europe
hasMember business representatives
political party leaders
trade union leaders
hasPoliticalOrientation centrist
reformist
hasPurpose coordinate pro-European forces across party lines
maintain momentum of European integration
ideology European federalist movement
surface form: European federalism

European integration
influencedBy Jean Monnet method of functional integration
language English
French
leader Jean Monnet
method lobbying
policy advocacy
publishing memoranda and reports
movement European federalist movement
namedAfter The United States of Europe
surface form: United States of Europe
operatingArea Western Europe
opposedTo nationalist opposition to European integration
opposes fragmentation of Europe into competing nation-states
politicalPosition pro-European
proposedConcept gradual construction of a united Europe through existing institutions
scope pan-European
supportedBy pro-European politicians
supportedInstitution European Atomic Energy Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
typeOfOrganization transnational committee
vision creation of a United States of Europe

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Jean Monnet memberOf Action Committee for the United States of Europe
Józef Retinger employerOrAffiliation Action Committee for the United States of Europe
this entity surface form: European Movement International
European federalist movement hasOrganization Action Committee for the United States of Europe
this entity surface form: Union of European Federalists
European federalist movement hasOrganization Action Committee for the United States of Europe
this entity surface form: European Movement International