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Starting from the reconstruction of Bruno Trentin's transnational network of political and intellectual relationships, the essay analyzes the European and international dimensions of his political and trade union activity from the years of his leadership of the General Secretary up to his experience in the European Parliament. The union of rights and the political program on Europe are the main themes of the essay. They are combined with the question of the construction of political Europe and the institutional reform of the Union, and culminate in his contribution to the European Parliament, in the aftermath of the elaboration of the "European Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union," and on the occasion of the debate on the European Constitution.

The section offers a critical selection of documents from a transnational perspective, both published and unpublished, in French, English, Spanish and Italian within a time span from 1988 to 2006. Trentin's writings document not only the breadth and depth of his reflections on the question of rights and solidarity, on Europe and the European social space, the Mediterranean and the Middle East quadrant, but also on issues such as war and peace, inequality and migration that also mark the international dimension of his trade union-political activity.

Based on a research project of the University of Tuscia and of the Alta Scuola SPI-CGIL, the volume delves into Bruno Trentin's intellectual and political thought, from the CGIL General Secretary to his role in the European Parliament. A network of transnational relationships emerges, stretching from the USA to Europe, from Latin America to South Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Middle East. The 'Sindacato dei Diritti' and the European project of the CGIL are thus transferred into the socialist family, in line with Delors' proposal of a Federation of Nation States, and into the battle of the 'Spinelli Group' in favour of the coordination of economic and social policies, of the European Constitution, and of a united Europe in foreign policy and defence. The volume is enriched by unpublished documents in Italian, French, English and Spanish.