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25-579: The forum was founded in 1945 as "International College Weeks" by Otto Molden , who had been active in the Austrian resistance movement, and Simon Moser. Nowadays, more than 4,000 people from over 70 countries accept the invitation to participate in the European Forum Alpbach each year. Participation is open to all interested parties. The events are held in the small village of Alpbach . The event in August

50-691: A National Constitution. In 1853, a Federal Constitution was enacted (the current Constitution of Argentina, through amendments) and Urquiza was elected President of the Argentine Confederation . However, on the aftermath of 1852 Battle of Caseros , the Province of Buenos Aires had seceded from the Confederation. In 1859, after the Battle of Cepeda the State of Buenos Aires rejoined the Confederation, although it

75-598: A peacefully united Europe were to be promoted and discussed. From 1945 to 1960 and from 1970 to 1992, Molden was president of the European Forum Alpbach. Nowadays, more than 3000 people from all over the world take part in the European Forum Alpbach per year. Politically, Molden was an active proponent for European integration and founded the Federalist International (FI) in 1959, which subsequently opened sections in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and other countries. He

100-567: A seminar week, Alpbach summer school courses or an Alpbach media academy. Former scholarship holders of the European Forum Alpbach founded initiative groups and clubs in more than 30 countries around the world (mostly in Central and Eastern Europe ) in order to work together for the constant advancement of the forum. These groups and clubs promote the spirit of Alpbach in their home countries and universities and organise interdisciplinary events and lectures. They are considered to be sister organisations of

125-575: A series of inter-Provincial pacts (v.g. Treaty of Pilar , Treaty of Benegas , Quadrilateral Treaty ). A new National Constitution was proposed only in 1826, during the Presidency of Unitarian Bernardino Rivadavia , but it was again rejected by the Provinces, leading to the dissolution of the National Government the following year. Federalist Buenos Aires Governor Manuel Dorrego took over

150-535: Is divided into several main parts. As of 2024 the programme is centred around the following four thematic tracks: The programme is structured in different modules. The Alpbach Seminars (formerly called Seminar Week) constitutes the core programme for scholarship holders. Alpbach in Motion is a three-days summit, being held also within the framework of the European Forum Alpbach. The event offers different formats – from seminars to workshop, hikes, discussion etc. Accompanying

175-613: Is opposed to Quebec sovereigntism , proponents of Quebec independence, most often (but not for all followers) along with an economic union with Canada similar to the European Union. In the United States the term federalist usually applies to a member of one of the following groups: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is an organization of conservative and libertarian lawyers and others dedicated to debate of these principles. The World Federalist Movement

200-607: The Argentine Confederation . Although the Unitarians were exiled in neighboring countries, the Civil War continued for two decades. Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas exerted a growing hegemony over the rest of the country during his 1835-1852 Government and resisted several Unitarian uprisings, but was finally defeated in 1852 by a coalition Army gathered by Entre Ríos Federalist Governor Justo José de Urquiza , who accused Rosas of not complying with Federal Pact provisions for

225-645: The Crocodile Club . Notable European Federalists are former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker , current EC president Ursula von der Leyen , leader of ALDE group Guy Verhofstadt , German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany Peter Altmaier , German MEP Elmar Brok and the former leader of the SPD Martin Schulz . In the Spanish-speaking parts of Latin America

250-523: The European Parliament fighting for the same cause is Volt Europa . In the European Parliament the Spinelli Group brings together MEPs from different political groups to work together of ideas and projects of European federalism; taking their name from Italian politician and MEP Altiero Spinelli , who himself was a major proponent of European federalism, also meeting with fellow deputies in

275-722: The May Revolution , and created instead the Federal League in 1814 among several Argentine Provinces and the Banda Oriental (modern-day Uruguay ). In 1819, the Federal armies rejected the centralist Constitution of the United Provinces of South America and defeated the forces of Supreme Director José Rondeau at the 1820 Battle of Cepeda , effectively ending the central government and securing Provinces' sovereignty through

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300-687: The Wehrmacht in 1944 and was one of the founders of the Austrian Nazi resistance movement 05 before fleeing to Switzerland. After World War II , he studied history at the University of Vienna and wrote his PhD on the Austrian resistance movement during the German occupation. In 1945, together with Simon Moser, Otto Molden founded the European Forum Alpbach as an interdisciplinary forum where ideas for

325-657: The Provincial Legislature. To counteract these developments, the Unitarian League was created by General José María Paz in 1830, uniting nine Argentine Provinces. The 1831 Federal Pact between Buenos Aires , Entre Ríos and Santa Fe Provinces opposed a military alliance to the League and ultimately defeated it during 1832, its former members joining the Federal Pact into a loose confederation of Provinces known as

350-566: The concept of parties, whose members or supporters call themselves Federalists . In Europe , proponents of deeper European integration are sometimes called Federalists. A major European NGO and advocacy group campaigning for such a political union is the Union of European Federalists . Movements towards a peacefully unified European state have existed since the 1920s, notably the Paneuropean Union . A pan-European party with representation in

375-620: The end of the Buenos Aires customs as the only intermediary for foreign trade. During the Federal War (1859-1863) in Venezuela, liberal caudillos confronted conservatives, leading to the establishment of the modern federal States of Venezuela . The one Federalist leader in the Platine Region was José Gervasio Artigas , who opposed the centralist governments in Buenos Aires that followed

400-1037: The forum and most of them are giving out annual scholarships for students to attend the European Forum Alpbach. Among others, there are initiative groups in Armenia ( Yerevan ), Albania ( Tirana ), Austria ( Graz , Linz and Vienna ), Belgium ( Brussels ), Bosnia-Herzegovina ( Sarajevo ), Bulgaria ( Sofia ), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin and Cologne ), Hungary ( Budapest ), Kosovo ( Pristina ), Macedonia ( Skopje ), Moldova ( Chişinău ), Montenegro ( Podgorica ), Poland ( Warsaw ), Serbia ( Belgrade ), Romania ( Bucharest ) and Ukraine ( Kyiv , Lviv ). Clubs exist in Austria ( Burgenland , Lower Austria , Salzburg , Styria , Tyrol , Upper Austria , Vienna and Vorarlberg ), Austria ( Klagenfurt ) / Italy / Slovenia (Senza Confini) , Bulgaria , Croatia ( Zagreb ), Czech Republic , Greece , Italy ( South Tyrol and Trentino ), Liechtenstein , Middle East , Russia ( Moscow ), Serbia ( Belgrade ) and UK ( London ). The African Alpbach Network

425-527: The management of the foreign affairs of the United Provinces, but he was deposed and executed in 1828 by Unitarian General Juan Lavalle , who commanded troops dissatisfied with the negotiations that ended the War with Brazil . The following year, Juan Manuel de Rosas , leader of Buenos Aires Federalists, defeated Lavalle and secured his resignation. Rosas was elected Governor of Buenos Aires later that year by

450-490: The programme founded an alumni club that exchanges and organises events on a regular basis. [REDACTED] Media related to European Forum Alpbach at Wikimedia Commons Otto Molden Prof. Otto Molden (13 March 1918 – 15 June 2002) was an Austrian publicist, federalist and author of various books about European identity and history. He founded the European Forum Alpbach in 1945. Otto Molden

475-448: The programme of the European Forum Alpbach throughout is a comprehensive schedule of arts and culture. In exhibitions, concerts and lectures, young artists in particular are offered the opportunity to present their work to the public. There are also the spontaneously organised fireside chats in which sensitive issues can be openly discussed with well-known personalities. In past years, the programme also included other formats like symposia,

500-707: The stabilization of the Argentine State and government through the National Autonomist Party . Federalism , in regard to the National Question , refers to support for Quebec remaining within Canada , while either keeping the status quo or pursuing greater autonomy and constitutional recognition of a Quebec nation , with corresponding rights and powers for Quebec within the Canadian federation. This ideology

525-696: The term "federalist" is used in reference to the politics of 19th-century Argentina and Colombia . The Federalists opposed the Unitarians in Argentina and the Centralists in Colombia through the 19th century. Federalists fought for complete self-government and full provincial autonomy, as opposed to the centralized government that the Unitarians and Centralists favored. Furthermore, Federalists demanded tariff protection for their industries and, in Argentina, called for

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550-544: Was also active in defending the independence of Taiwan by founding a Committee for Chinese-European Co-operation in the early 1970s. In the late 1990s Otto Molden reactivated the idea of a federalist European party by founding the European National Movement (ENM). He died in Paphos , Cyprus in 2002. Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to

575-502: Was born in Vienna shortly before the end of World War I to Dr. Ernst Molden and Paula von Preradović , a poet and composer of Austria's national anthem. His father was a diplomat, writer, opponent to the Nazi regime and later on founder of the leading Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse . He is a great-grandson of Croatian poet, writer and military general Petar Preradović . He deserted from

600-438: Was founded in 2019 and consists of more than 70 members from more than ten African countries. Alpbach in Motion (AIM) is a three-day summit taking place during the European Forum Alpbach. The AIM programme connects up to 40 emerging leaders from various business backgrounds. It aims to encourage its participants to strengthen Europe by bringing change and new ways of acting into their industries and networks. Former participants of

625-403: Was granted the right to make some amendments to its Constitution. Finally, after the 1861 Battle of Pavón , Buenos Aires took over the Confederation. The following federal governments fought the weaker Federalist and Autonomist resistances in the countryside until the 1870s. The last Autonomist rebellion in Buenos Aires was quelled in 1880, leading to the federalization of Buenos Aires city and

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