The lecturer offered the audience an exciting and dynamic working format. At the beginning of the lecture, Mr. Yannis drew attention to the fact that considering the European integration process as a continuous movement towards an ever closer union of European states and peoples, it is impossible not to note that its fundamental philosophy is the idea of federalism. The development of the European federalist movement could be traced back to ancient times. Still, it became most widespread after the Second World War - during the rapid growth of Western European integration processes. The lecturer focused the audience's attention on the fact that the modern EU has most of the features that define federal systems. Among them are the EU's two-level management system, EU law's supremacy over national legislation of EU member states, common EU citizenship, Eurozone, Schengen area, etc. In addition, Mr. Yannis argued that forming the European Federation should be the main priority in modern geopolitical challenges.

During the discussion, Yannis Karamitsios presented his book «Time for a European Federation», which proposes the creation of a federated European state that replaces the EU, its member states, and other European countries that would like to join. This is the only way for Europe to overcome the challenges and remain at the center of world affairs in a century of globalization, climate change, and the fourth industrial revolution.

The discussion between the lecturer and the present teachers and students proved the considerable interest of the participants. Therefore, at the end of the lecture, the listeners had the opportunity to hear meaningful answers to questions about Ukraine’s path to EU membership and the challenges that may arise along the way, reforms to be implemented by the EU before future enlargement, the level of support of the EU member states of the concept of European federalism; practical legal steps to be taken by the EU to create a European Federation, etc.

The event was attended by students, PhD students, and scientific and pedagogical staff of SUTE and other universities in Ukraine.

We sincerely thank Mr. Yannis Karamitsios for dedicating the time to meet with our teachers and students, as well as for a brilliantly conducted lecture, a relaxed atmosphere of communication, and a great opportunity to expand the horizons of knowledge in the field of European federalism and the future of Ukraine in it.