Conference on European Union (Twilight of a New Era)

The Conference on European Union was organized by the French Foreign Ministry under auspices of the League of Nations (LoN). The agenda was to impulse and start the actions for a Federal Union of Europe. It meet in Brussels (Belgium) in June of 1931

A report from the Commission d’étude pour l’Union européenne (CEUE) was the basis for the discussion. The Federal Union of Europe (FUE) would be a regional body of the LoN. Its membership would be open to all European nations that are part of the LoN. The FUE functions under the basis of a system of arbitration, disarmament, and collective security. The purpose of the FUE is to promote and encourage trade and economical development and a customs union. The organization would be an European Conference of member states, a Political Commission and a Secretariat. All decisions to be binding must have unanimous approval or consensus in the European Conference. The Political Commission, would integrated by on delegate from each member country. It can approve general guidelines to be presented to the Conference and optional decisions. A Political Commission coordinates foreign relations and defence based on the resolutions of the LoN. A Political Commission must propose the annual budget to the European Conference for its approval or amendment. A Secretariat would be in charge of the administrative work of the European and Political Commission.

The many problems outlined by the delegations where:
 * Weaking of the LoN
 * Would limit the national sovereignty on important issues of foreign relations and defence
 * rejection of the proposed institutions. The problem of a federal or unitarian solution
 * Priority of economic issues over political ones
 * a possible revision of frontiers
 * problems of relationship with European states that are not members of the LoN

However the failure of the Conference was mainly the consequence of Various reasons existed in European affairs. Basically old mistrusts and rivalries has a result of post Versailles diplomacy. This can be summarized in the Franco-German revanchist and mutual distrust. No support from UK, that more interest in building the ICF. Italian skepticism and suspicion of curtailing its expansionist policies. Balkan rivalries, basically between Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. Various Central European conflicts with the FSR and no clear support for a mutual defense pact to stop communism.

The FSR organized a People's Assembly of Europe, as a rival venue of the Conference on European Union.