Sentence examples for federation of nations from inspiring English sources

Chávez proceeded to shape a federation of nations named the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, or ALBA.

France and Germany, for instance, both remain strong proponents of "deepening" the union, though one sees it more as a federation of nations, the other of peoples.

Here, Kant emphasizes that the "federation of nations" should not be constructed as a state, because a "state" implies the relation of one who rules to those who obey and, by this, to only one nation [10, pp. 128 129].

"The logic is for a federation of nation states rather than for a federal Europe.

Similarly Mr Barroso's federation of nation-states misses the point.

First, the distinction between a "federation" and a "federation of nation-states" is essentially meaningless.

To German talk of a "European federation", they prefer a Gaullist "federation of nation-states".

"I call for a federation of nation states, not a superstate".

We will need to move towards a federation of nation states.

The French prime minister proposed a "federation of nation-states"—contrasting his vision with what he said were German ideas for a "federation".

José Manuel Barroso, president of the commission, will put forward proposals to change the EU treaties with the aim eventually of creating a "federation of nation-states".