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Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary defines a federal state as 'a state which apportions power between a central government and several regional governments in such a way that each is sovereign within its prescribed sphere.' Federalism, as an approach to the future of Europe, first surfaced in the 1950's with the introduction of the idea of creating a supra-national entity in which Europe, as a state, would be the most important factor. Throughout the years the popularity of a federal Europe has varied, often reflective of periods of economic change. With the creation of the European Communities and the current development of a Constitution for Europe there have been definite steps towards the creation of a federal state, however, can these steps be considered enough to constitute the full creation of a European federation? There have been several Treaties over the last twenty years that have signaled a shift in power within...

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