The Ventotene manifesto It was originally drawn up by Altiero Spinelli and Ernesto Rossi In the 1941during theirs confinement to Ventoteneisland located in Tyrrhenian Seaoff Lazio coastslike opponents of fascist regime.
Others anti -fascist confined on the island contributed to the discussions who led to the definition of text. In particular that, fundamental, ofSocialist Jew Eugenio Colorni.
At the time of the drafting of text they were confined about the island 800 people: 500 classified as communists, 200 as anarchists and the remaining mainly Giellini And socialists.
Originally divided into four chaptersThe Manifest was widespread clandestinely.
In the 1944just before being killed from the fascist militia, Eugenio Colorni he cared about it drafting in three chapters:
- The first (The crisis of modern civilization)
- The second (Post -war tasks. European unity) entirely elaborate from Spinelli
- The third (Post -war tasks. The reform of the company) divided into two parts: the second written by Spinelliwhile the Before was tuning from Red.
The extensors of Manifest they claimed that it was necessary to create one political force external to traditional partiesinevitably linked to the national political struggleand therefore incapable to respond effectively to challenges growing internationalization.
That is, it was necessary movement who knew mobilize all active popular forces in the various villages In order to give birth to one Federal statewith one’s own armed force and with sufficient organs and means to do perform in individuals Federal states its resolutionsaimed at maintaining a common orderwhile leaving the individuals states theautonomy Of internal politics.
This political force It was born shortly later, in theAugust 1943: The European federalist movement.
Always according to the authorswith theAdvent ofit was totalitarian the development from the modern civilization he had suffered a arrest.
A’Free and united Europeon the other hand, would have represented inevitably there premise for the enhancement of common project.