European Federation

The European Federation, also referred to as the United States of Europe (USE), European State, or Federal Europe, is a hypothetical scenario of European integration leading to the formation of a sovereign superstate (similar to the United States of America), organised as a federation of the member countries of the European Union (EU), as contemplated by political scientists, politicians, geographers, historians, futurologists and fiction writers. At present, while the EU is not a federation, various academic observers regard it as having some of the characteristics of a federal system.

This article is about the speculative future scenario of European integration. For proposals to federalise the European Union, see Federalisation of the European Union. For the political doctrine of European cultural integration, see European values. For the process of integration in Europe in general, see European integration.

European Union
Council of Europe
Schengen Area
  The Schengen Area
  EU member states that are obliged to join the area
  Countries with open borders
European Economic Area
  European Union (provisionally applied in Croatia)
  Iceland, Norway (without Svalbard) and Liechtenstein
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