Ave Europa – Charter of Principles and Values

Adopted by the Founding Members

Liminal Oath

We, members of Ave Europa, agree to uphold the following principled  commitments. We affirm our desire to serve Europe by building a federation of  sovereign peoples, founded on reason, civic duty, freedom, heritage and  responsibility. This charter expresses our collective convictions and guides our  political action. 

We honour the enduring spirit of European civilisation – born from the myths and  heroism of the Pagan world, shaped by the thought of ancient Greece and the law  of Rome, deepened by the faith of Christendom, ignited by the fire of the  Enlightenment, and guided by the principles of secular democracy. Our political  movement is committed to upholding and defending this shared heritage as a living  foundation for a freer, fairer, and more harmonious future. 

Preamble 

At present, Europe stands at a critical juncture. 

European nations face profound problems and injustices that have a detrimental impact  on our aspiring young people, economically vulnerable families and, overall, productive  law-abiding citizens. Our entrepreneurs and businesses are stifled by stringent  bureaucracy, and local communities and regions are marginalised by ineffective and  distant governance at all levels. An ongoing demographic crisis strains us, a modern war  is on our doorstep, a systemic failure to keep pace in critical technological sectors, the  erosion of our unique cultural identities, ongoing environmental upheaval, stagnant  economics, and our European community is politically divided and at risk from hostile  and foreign interests. 

These injustices arise from institutional inadequacies, political cowardice, and ethical  failures. We pledge to confront these issues resolutely, driven by a collective  responsibility and pragmatic idealism, to deliver the needed results for the European  people. 

We, the members of Ave Europa, commit ourselves to building a Europe that is  prosperous, strong, united, and sovereign.

Long past are the days of European empires, when our continent exercised decisive  influence on global affairs with ease and confidence. Over the last century, European  nations gradually relinquished their geopolitical sovereignty due to weakness and  coercion, primarily stemming from the catastrophes of the 20th century, broadly  marked by the decisive moments of 1918, 1945, and, finally, the Suez Crisis in 1956.  Ever since, Europe has relied on external guarantees for security, primarily from NATO,  allowing it to focus inward on economic prosperity and social welfare whilst under a  foreign nuclear umbrella. While this model brought short-term stability, it inadvertently  fostered complacency, leaving Europeans increasingly distant from the idea that they  may once again need to actively defend their sovereignty, interests, and values on the  global stage. 

The current European Union has long operated as primarily an economic entity,  dedicated to shaping a rules-based system that encompasses fair competition,  environmental responsibility, social protections, and the rule of law. While  commendable, Europe’s dedication to these ideals is often disregarded internationally,  as much of the world prioritises economic growth, national interest, and raw  geopolitical power above post-war European norms. The uncomfortable reality is that  European ideals such as ecological stewardship, individual rights and labour  protections remain alien or secondary to many global actors. As such, Europe must  learn again not only to promote its values globally but, more urgently, to safeguard them effectively as the birthplace of these ideals. 

The current geopolitical climate underscores the urgency of Europe’s need to reclaim  strategic independence to advance our own interests both at home and abroad. The  ongoing misguided assumption that the United States of America was ever truly a dependable European partner, but rather a great hegemonic power pursuing its own  interests on our continent, highlights how Europe’s geopolitical docility and reliance on  external protection are dangerously ill-conceived and only help our enemies. Indeed,  the Ukraine war serves as a stark reminder that complacency is no longer a luxury  Europe can afford. With an increasingly unpredictable world, Europe must be ready to  assert itself politically, culturally, economically, and militarily. 

Ave Europa emerges as a political movement precisely because we recognise these  realities and refuse to remain passive observers of Europe’s decline in the world. Our  vision is not one of insurrectionary upheaval or ideological extremism; instead, we  embrace ambitious but grounded political pragmatism to restore Europe. Ave Europa is deeply committed to reforming our democratic institutions, upholding fundamental  rights for Europeans, and strengthening European unity. Alongside a firm belief in  strategic independence, extensively expanding our robust defence capabilities and  balanced, responsible and accountable governance for Europe. Our mission is clear: 

we aim to renew Europe’s ability to act decisively, responsibly, and coherently in a  challenging global landscape. 

To address the critical crises we face – expansionist threats, economic disruption,  migration pressures, demographic decline, climate change, technological stagnation,  and democratic erosion – Ave Europa proposes a practical yet visionary approach. Our  firm aspiration encompasses the establishment of integrated European defence  capabilities and proactive immigration and demographic policies that prioritise skilled,  integration-ready migration, while also safeguarding our ethnocultural identities,  sustained and sound investment in innovation and infrastructure, and robust protection  of our cultural and environmental heritage. Moreover, our movement emphasises  constitutional renewal, decentralisation, and institutional reform, guided by  transparency, meritocracy, reaffirmed rule of law and public ethics. 

Ave Europa seeks not to overturn existing European institutions but to refine, reform and  empower them. Our civilisational goal blends respect for Europe’s diverse national and  cultural identities with a commitment to a stronger, united federal structure capable of  defending European interests and projecting influence abroad. We reject reactionary  populism, anti-scientific dogma, and despotic tendencies. Instead, we call for a new  European worldview, informed by evidence, driven by rationality, and dedicated to the  well-being of all Europeans wherever they may live. 

This initial document will serve as the starting point for outlining the concrete steps Ave  Europa advocates, built on the foundations of realism and determination to reform outdated political structures. We do not promise revolutionary change overnight; rather,  we seek sustainable, incremental progress toward restoring Europe’s strength, unity,  and dignity. Guided by these principles, Ave Europa represents a grand visionary  course of action, offering clarity amidst ideological confusion and reaffirming Europe’s  role as a capable, confident, and responsible actor on the world stage. 

I. Core Tenets 

Ave Europa’s foundational principles include: 

• Pan-European solidarity, unity, and cooperation, balancing decentralisation and  federal integration. 

• Secular, constitutional, and representative governance. 

• Promotion of civic responsibility, an active and informed citizenship. 

• Rational debate, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech reinforced by correlated  obligations and responsibilities emanating therefrom, and freedom of inquiry. 

• Individual liberty and democratic Institutions, safeguarded by an impartial rule of law.

• Transparency, meritocracy, and ethical leadership within government and broader  society. 

• Honour, virtue, and dedication to the common good of the European people. 

• Preservation and celebration of Europe’s rich spiritual, historical, philosophical, and  cultural heritage. 

• Justice, social balance, social cohesion, and intergenerational responsibility.

• Rationality, scientific reasoning and intellectual freedom. 

• Harmonious integration of unity and respecting our national differences, traditions  and collective history, under a shared European identity. 

We believe in a Europe shaped by its many peoples, bound by shared history and  purpose, and guided by the enduring spirit of its common cultural and civilisational  inheritance. 

II. Ideological Positioning 

Ave Europa represents a pragmatic centrist and right-wing synthesis, combining: 

• A foundational focus on strategic independence and civilisational identity for  Europe with its constituent nations in one political bloc. (Civilisationism) 

• An explicit post-Atlanticist approach: a Europe that is neither under American  influence nor Eurasianist in outlook, creating a new worldview to suit our own collective  needs and desires. (Europeanism) 

• A balanced mix of classical liberalism, meritocratic republicanism, and  communitarianism. (Enlightenment Liberalism) 

• A commitment to federalism, decentralisation, subsidiarity, and regional  autonomy to respect Europe’s ethnocultural pluralism in the overall government  structure. (Pluralist Federalism) 

• The rejection of demagogic populism, reactionary conservatism, leadership cults,  technocratic stagnation, and ideological extremism. Working within institutional frameworks with rules-bound governance and pragmatically applying systematic  reforms effectively where needed. (Civic Constitutionalism) 

• Support for economic dynamism – the protection of private property and promotion  of a strong entrepreneurial ethos using viable and feasible innovation blended with  social justice, labour rights, and social cohesion without being diluted by leftist  progressivism. (Balanced Social liberalism)

• A structural and cultural embrace of the current and upcoming technological  revolutions; AI, data management and cloud solutions, broad industrial automation,  advanced robotics, quantum engineering, newly emerging nuclear and nano tech,  advanced microelectronics such as semiconductor manufacturing, frontier  biosciences and the vast expansion of the space sector. These are just key examples of  what we ardently want Europe to take a leading role. (Prometheanism and anti Luddism) 

Ave Europa puts forward a confident and clear-headed synthesis of centrist realism  and forward-thinking classical liberalism, aimed at building a stronger, self-reliant  Europe. At our core is a vision of Europe as a united civilisation – rooted in its  distinct identity and shared heritage yet composed of diverse nations acting within  a common political framework. 

This project firmly moves beyond traditional Atlanticism and utterly condemns  becoming a Eurasian dependency, advocating for a uniquely European geopolitical  perspective tailored to the continent’s own priorities and aspirations. 

We support a federal model that balances central authority with meaningful  regional autonomy, ensuring that governance reflects Europe’s cultural and  national variety. In contrast to both populist theatrics and technocratic inertia, we  champion sober, constitutional governance based on rules, institutions, and  reform where needed, not spectacle or pure ideology. Economically, we back a  competitive, innovation-driven market system that safeguards and encourages  private enterprise while maintaining balanced social cohesion and sensible  labour-law protections. 

Finally, Ave Europa looks boldly towards the future, urging Europe to take a central  pivotal role in transformative technologies, rejecting and ultimately aiming to crush  the defeatism that too often hampers our collective potential. This is a call for a  pragmatic, proud, and pioneering Europe – firm in its principles but built to lead in  the 21st century and beyond. 

We believe in a Europe powered by the atom and defended by the atom. 

III. Vision and Mission 

Our vision for Europe prioritises:

• Robust democratic institutions within a European Federation capable of decisive,  accountable governance, united economic and foreign policies, an integrated defence with merged secret services and combined military budgets. 

• Strategic independence through comprehensive European defence integration,  achieving a sovereign European military pillar within NATO or in a new European  Defence Community (EDC), promoting military services with alternative civilian  services, establishing federal joint forces, promoting a military ‘Erasmus programme’ for  conscript and reservist European mobility – a precursor to our goal of creating a  combined European military. 

• Economic pragmatism emphasising innovation, sustainable growth,  reindustrialisation, and competitiveness, while emphasising the reduction of economic  barriers to business amongst European nations and their constituent states and regions. 

• Cultivate intellectualism by promoting a cultural and educational renaissance rooted  in European heritage, fostering critical thinking, civic virtue, and intellectual freedom  through educational reforms and re-emphasising the importance of values and  aesthetics. 

• Citizen empowerment and participatory governance informed by data-driven  policymaking, and engagement methods promoted via new technologies and European  digital platforms. 

Our vision for Europe is one of a democratic federation capable of decisive  governance, with unified institutions for defence, foreign policy, and budgeting. We  advocate for genuine strategic independence through a sovereign European  defence with shared and revamped military forces, mobility programs for  conscripts and reservists, and expanded civilian support for the defence of our  civilisation. 

Economically, we support innovation-led growth, reindustrialisation at home, and  the removal of internal market barriers. Culturally, we advocate for an educational  revival grounded in Europe’s heritage, promoting critical thinking, civic virtue, and  

encouraging free inquisitiveness. Our success will lead to the empowerment of  European citizens by leveraging digital tools and data-driven policymaking to  create a participatory, future-ready democracy. 

The strength of Europe lies in its ability to unite, adapt, and act with shared resolve.

IV. Constitutional Order and Political Reform

We champion substantial governance reforms to enhance democracy and stability: 

• We propose a reinforced European parliamentary democracy, grounded in mixed  electoral systems that strike a balance between proportionality and stability, thereby  mitigating both political fragmentation and majoritarian dominance. The European  Parliament should be granted full legislative powers and agency over the European  Commission’s responsible governance, enhancing its role as a democratic engine of the  Union. 

• Regional and local autonomy must be enhanced to foster social and transcontinental  cohesion, democratic proximity, and effective governance. Better coordination is  needed between federal and regional levels to ensure coherence and subsidiarity  across Europe. 

• In the Council, the removal of residual veto powers is essential. A shift toward more  flexible, “variable geometry” coalitions of member states should allow for dynamic  agenda-setting and policy innovation, while respecting differing social tendencies and  preferences at the national level. 

• The European Commission must be strong, well-resourced, and capable of attracting  Europe’s top administrative talent. It should combine solid technical expertise with  attentiveness to national democratic mandates, as expressed through national  parliaments, the European Parliament and the European Council. We also propose  increasing the democratisation of these decision-making centres that currently exist in  the European Union. 

• We call for a reorientation of the underlying political philosophy guiding certain  European courts, whose jurisprudence can at times conflict with the general European  interest. Judicial decisions must be aligned with the Union’s strategic priorities,  societal realities and democratic legitimacy. 

At a moment when Europe must respond to growing political, social, and global  pressures, we believe the EU needs a deep and thoughtful transformation of its  institutional framework. A key step is empowering the European Parliament as the  Union’s primary legislative authority, elected through a balanced system that  promotes both fair representation and functional governance. This would help  bridge the gap between European institutions and the citizens they serve. We also  emphasise the importance of giving more voice and agency to regions and  municipalities, reinforcing the principle that political decisions should be made as  close as possible to the people they affect.

In parallel, the EU Council should move beyond rigid unanimity rules, allowing  flexible groupings of countries to lead on specific priorities without holding back  collective progress. A stronger, more capable European Commission is also  essential – one that attracts top talent, acts with independence and integrity, and  remains responsive to both national governments and European democratic  institutions. 

Lastly, we call for a renewed judicial outlook that better reflects Europe’s shared  goals and evolving social context, ensuring that legal rulings support, not stall, the  EU’s democratic and strategic direction. These reforms are not about centralising  power, but about rebalancing it: making the Union more democratic, resilient, and  prepared for the future. 

A revamped political order in Europe that is oriented towards the citizen and to  ensure European institutions are robust, transparent, deliver and are worthy of  trust.  

V. Economic and Social Model 

Ave Europa’s economic strategy rests on three pillars: Invest, Protect, Liberate 

• Reform of nation-states’ administrative and political infrastructures, to enable more transparent, leaner, more accountable governance. 

• Reinforcing dialogue and non-confrontational engagement between labour, capital,  and government is necessary to update the social contract within Europe to face the  geopolitical realities of the day. 

• Strategic investments in industry, digital and environmental transitions, nuclear  energy, critical technologies, and infrastructure. 

• Protection of citizens from market distortions, rapid technological transformations,  and ensuring fair labour conditions through welfare reforms, labour dignity and  flexicurity models, while not detracting from the need for growth, technological  advancement, and entrepreneurship. 

• Removal of bureaucratic barriers impeding innovation, entrepreneurship, and  personal advancement, combined with economic liberalisation across Europe. 

• Implementation of European tax harmonisation policies, together with joint taxes to  fund a standalone EU budget with tax-raising powers.

• A citizen-centred model of welfare: supportive but not dependency-inducing. Welfare  should be residual in nature, targeted toward extreme hardship, such as indigence or  long-term incapacity, rather than acting as a permanent safety net. Its purpose is to  empower individuals, not to entrench passivity. Education, likewise, must be conceived  as a formative journey aimed at cultivating character, competence, and civic  responsibility, rather than serving as a tool for social engineering or ideological  moulding. 

Cutting unnecessary bureaucracy and advancing measured economic  liberalisation help create an environment where individuals and businesses can  adapt and grow. Clear regulation, investment in skills, and a forward-looking  approach to productivity also help manage market disruptions and technological  shifts within the broader economy. 

The State must be limited, efficient, and accountable. Citizens must be politically  empowered and feel connected to the European political apparatus. Institutions  must be efficiently run, assist elected governments in delivering results, and be  worthy of trust. Furthermore, protecting our citizens during periods of disruption  

means balancing fair labour conditions with the dynamism needed for  entrepreneurship and innovation. We must redesign current welfare systems by  focusing on alleviating severe economic hardship by promoting and strengthening personal agency without fostering long-term dependence on the state.  

We support a responsible European citizenry that remains informed, engaged, and  committed to the democratic processes that shape public life. That it upholds  shared social norms – such as respect for law, civic participation, and mutual  responsibility – while contributing constructively to the well-being of wider society.  

A European economic model that empowers people on a continental scale is the  only foundation strong enough for the challenges ahead and to ensure continued prosperity.  

VI. Foreign Relations and Defence 

Ave Europa advocates a coherent and autonomous European strategic policy: 

• Solidarity and active support for European nations under threat, particularly Ukraine,  Armenia, Georgia, Cyprus, and Moldova. Likewise, support for like-minded movements  and groups in both European and non-European nations.

• Advocacy for European digital sovereignty, including secure data infrastructure,  fusing AI development with defence, and protection against foreign digital monopolies. 

• An uncompromising refusal of any tutelage by hostile actors such as the United  States, China, Russia or any other adversarial power or group. 

• Development of a sovereign European defence pillar within NATO (or in a new EDC if  necessary), enhanced interoperability between European militaries, and establishment  of joint European military command structures and streamlined modes of domestic sourced procurement to end the reliance on other powers for security. A precursor to  the fulfilment of a united European military.  

• Firm external border controls complemented by a stern and effective offshore  migration management, to relieve pressure and stress on Europe’s internal borders and  halt illegal and irregular migration into Europe to help bolster our domestic security. Mass migratory inflows into Europe must be prevented.  

• Protection and promotion of Europe’s strategic global interests and resources through  cooperative international partnerships aligned with European interests, while  developing the capability for Europe to project power abroad. 

• Solidarity with liberal-democratic movements in third countries that struggle to  modernise their governance models. 

A coherent and autonomous European strategic posture requires not only outward  commitments but also the internal capacity to act with unity and clarity. Solidarity  with vulnerable European and neighbouring states gains meaning only when  supported by our current and future institutional, economic, technological, and  military capabilities. This will allow Europe to shape events rather than merely act  in reaction to other powers. We advocate for the build-up of geostrategic resilience – diplomatic, infrastructural, industrial, and cyber, etc. – so that we can create  sustained influence across the globe, not just to our immediate neighbours.  

Additionally, technological sovereignty and defence capacity form a critical dual  foundation. As digital systems define governance, infrastructure, and military  operations, Europe’s exposure to external monopolies or strategic pressure  increases with the dawn of an increasingly multipolar world of varying competing  powers and spheres of influence. Ensuring control over key technological domains such as AI, cloud systems, and cyber-defence strengthens Europe’s autonomy  while reducing vulnerability to foreign coercion or being under threat of compromising digital sabotage. We strive to achieve a parallel development of a  European defence organisation, whether within NATO or through new independent structures built for our security needs, support a more balanced security  architecture and diminish reliance on external actors through shared procurement,

independent domestic arms production, continental recruitment, joint command  structures and operational interoperability. 

These strategic global aims are only practically sound when reinforced by coherent  border management, stable partnerships abroad, and selective engagement with  like-minded movements beyond Europe. Managing migration and external  pressures requires coordinated action across borders and upstream collaboration that reduces systemic strain at home. Developing the ability to project diplomatic,  economic and military power will help safeguard Europe’s global interests amid  shifting geopolitical dynamics. Supporting governance reforms in third countries  further contributes to a more stable surrounding environment, reflecting the  understanding that Europe’s long-term security is tied to its wider geographic  neighbourhood.  

Europe must become a geopolitically active and decisive player once more and secure its place on the global stage indefinitely within and beyond this century. 

VII. Culture, Education, and Identity 

Our approach includes: 

• Celebrating Europe’s heritage and cultural traditions without historic guilt-trips,  working to overcome current and prior inter-European grievances whilst not forgetting  the past by working towards a fraternal kinship. 

• Support traditional arts, literature, humanist education, scientific inquiry and  upholding our national histories and civilisational heritage from all past eras. 

• Reasserting pride and vitality in our intangible heritage, languages, ethnology,  histories, landscapes and achievements, by a European Heritage Policy. 

• Reaffirming Europe’s unique cultural and civilisational distinctiveness, primarily  based on the heritage of Greece, Rome, Christianity and our Enlightenment traditions,  while promoting openness and mutual respect among diverse European cultural  traditions and customs. 

• Supporting secular education that upholds individual freedom of belief, discouraging  conspicuous sectarian symbolism in public institutions and schools. 

• Reinforce education and civic engagement that’s deeply rooted in European history,  culture, and civic virtues, while combating educational poverty and functional illiteracy  to prevent the rise of populism and mendacity in the body politic.

• Rejecting divisive Americanised identity politics, leftist progressivism (wokeism),  reactionary nationalism, demagoguery, populism, political cults and religious  sectarianism in the broader European culture. 

• Promote and cultivate the concept of a layered identity for all Europeans. This will  work by people seeing their ethnocultural identity stemming firstly from their regional,  then national and finally their civilisational identity. This will be pursued to foster a  continental bond that’s upheld and rooted in Europe’s pluralism and cultural diversity. 

We advocate for a mature and forward-looking approach to European historical  memory – one that moves beyond guilt-based narratives and embraces a long-term  perspective that recognises the complexity of shared histories, layered identities,  converging external influences that have shaped Europe, as well as the continent’s  own cultural radiance and global impact. While past events must be acknowledged  with honesty and responsibility, we aim to foster a collective European  ethnological story that deepens a sense of fraternity and shared destiny. European  patriotism may be anchored in constitutional values, but it must also reflect the  cultural and historical richness of a continent forged through centuries of  exchange, transformation, and social development. Europe should not be  envisioned as a procedural or purely propositional entity, but as a civilisational  space grounded in historical continuity and unique anthropological substance. 

At the same time, we recognise and honour the contributions of varying non European diasporas who have genuinely integrated into European societies over  the centuries. Through their active participation in the continent’s prosperity and  their engagement in its intellectual and artistic life, they help carry forward the  spiritual and historical legacy of Europe. 

Our aspiration is founded on the principle that individuals understand their  ethnocultural identity as emerging first from regional roots, then from national  belonging, and ultimately from a broader civilisational heritage. This layered  conception of identity is crucial for fostering a Pan-European bond anchored in  Europe’s deep, irreplaceable and enduring legacy. 

A legacy worth advancing and defending. 

VIII. Red Lines and Final Commitments

Our explicit commitments include:

• Opposition to oligarchic state-capture, autocracy, religious extremism, and  ideological dogmatism whilst promoting our synthesis ideology of Europeanism to  combat these tendencies adequately. 

• Complete rejection of Eurasianism, American-led Atlanticism and other anti European geopolitical stances being promoted that undermine the sovereignty,  identity, and unity of Europe. 

• Pragmatic immigration management, responsible climate policies, and balanced  socio-economic policies that respect and reinforce the heritage of Europe. 

• Strategic independence within NATO, cooperation with like-minded democracies,  and active resistance against hostile geopolitical forces. 

• Advocacy for nuclear energy as a pragmatic environmental solution, combined with  responsible ecological stewardship. 

• Moderate and centrist positions on fundamental Human rights, including gender  equality, gay rights, reproductive freedoms, and civil liberties. 

• Sidelining utopian, reactionary or leftist ideologies that are incompatible with modern,  civic European life – including absolute monarchy, communism, theocratic rule, neo feudalism, fascism, anarcho-primitivism, and other fantastical worldviews or archaic  visions. 

• Support for strong external borders and improved asylum standards to restore trust  in legal migration frameworks, protect civic unity and uncompromisingly defend the  well-being of European citizens.  

• Affirmation of national identities within a European whole, recognising that cultural  diversity, regional and national pride, and linguistic richness are assets, not threats,  when anchored in a common civilisational project. 

• Unambiguous embrace of technological progress as a pillar of European sovereignty,  prosperity, and civilisational vitality. 

• Firm rejection of petty nationalism, ethnic or cultural chauvinism amongst Europeans,  and strongly against any intra-European irredentism that fuels historical resentment amongst citizens, undermines trust between nations, and fractures our shared  European destiny. 

Final words 

Ave Europa is dedicated to realising a confident, cohesive, federated Europe,  founded upon realism, liberty, responsibility, and shared cultural values. We 

pledge ourselves to this vision, knowing our actions today shape the future of  European civilisation for generations to come. 

In conclusion, we envision a Europe that protects and nurtures its civilisation,  reclaims its geopolitical sovereignty and strategic independence, builds  democratic institutions for a federalised union, projects power and safeguards its  vital interests, leads in innovation, research, and industry, ensures dignity, security,  and opportunity for all its citizens, promotes natural demographic renewal and  cultural continuity, and respects national particularities while fostering unity. 

Across centuries, our shared histories have been converging onto this point – it is  now our time to truly unite Europe and to shape the coming centuries, not merely  survive them, but to rise, to reclaim our destiny and become the leading Continent once more. 

Fellow Europeans, join us. 

AVE EUROPA