Logo of the European Federalists

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Photo: Green E of the European Federalists since 1949 | ©UEF

Right from the start, the European federalists gave themselves a logo with which they advertised themselves and their idea.

The first logo was used by the Europa-Union in Switzerland as early as 1935 and adopted by the European federalists when they were founded in 1946. This is the so-called Hertenstein Cross, which is still used today by the Hertenstein district.

Hertenstein Cross
Logo of the Union of European Federalists 1946-1949

With the idea of ​​uniting all pro-European associations in 1948 to form the European movement, the European federalists also adopted the "green E" created by Duncan Sandys in 1949, which is still the logo of the Union of European Federalists (UEF) today and was initially mockingly known as 'Duncan Sandy's underpants'. was designated.

Logo of the Union of European Federalists from 1949

Then, in the 1990s, the EUROPA-UNION Germany (EUD) adopted a self-creation that combined the UEF logo with the European flag created in 1954.

Unofficial logo of the EUD until 2019

The second largest UEF association, the Movimento Federalista Europeo (MFE) from Italy, also adapted its logo somewhat, but essentially stayed with the existing version.

MFE logo

And the EUROPA-UNION Heilbronn (EUHN) also insisted on creating its own logo in the 1990s, consisting of the European flag framing the Kilian man. It also adopted the EUD logo while retaining the UEF logo.

Logo of the EUHN until 2019

In 2015, our youth organization, the Young European Federalists (JEF), agreed on a new logo throughout Europe, which brought the UEF logo into a more contemporary form.

JEF logo

With the change of the logo of our youth organization, the discussion about an adjustment or change of the own logo also began at the EUD, which was ended in 2019 by a federal committee resolution.

Official EUD logo since 2019

One can now be curious to see whether the UEF will also change its logo as a whole and whether this will then also be adopted by all structures?

In Heilbronn, the whole thing continues to be approached very pragmatically. Our own logo will be discarded because, according to the majority of members, it really is no longer up-to-date. The old EUD logo will be used as long as we still have relevant material, e.g. B. have the roll-ups and also pins. Otherwise, however, we are adopting the new logo of the federal association — without the lettering, of course — and retaining the UEF logo.


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