United States of Europe

Jean Monnet (Photo: European Commission)
The “father” of the EU, Jean Monnet, headed an Action Committee for the United States of Europe.

The future

In the Convention on the Future of Europe, Giscard d`Estaing has proposed four names for the EU: “The European Union”, “The European Community”, “The United States of Europe” or “United Europe”.

Giscard favours "United Europe". The Convention chose to stick with "the European Union".