ABSTRACT

In the years immediately after the Second World War many of the European movements worked to reshape the idea of Europe and to imagine new ways of continuing the relationship between Europe and the rest of the world. The chapter focuses on the 1949 Economic Congress of the European Movement held in Westminster. Analysing the discussions and the approved final resolution, the chapter sheds light on how the 1949 Economic Congress of the European Movement, starting from the reaffirmation of the concept of Eurafrica, participated in the definition of relevant concepts such as decolonization and immigration strictly related to the relationship between Africa and Europe.