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The Greens/European
Free Alliance
European Parliament group
NameThe Greens/European Free Alliance
English abbr.Greens/EFA[1]
French abbr.Verts/ALE[2]
Formal nameParliamentary Group of The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
IdeologyGreen politics[3]
Regionalism[3]
Minority politics[3]
Pro-Europeanism
European partiesEuropean Green Party
European Free Alliance
European Pirate Party
Volt Europa[4][5]
From1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Preceded byThe Green Group
European Radical Alliance
Chaired byPhilippe Lamberts
Ska Keller
MEP(s)
67 / 705
Websitegreens-efa.eu

The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) is the political group of the European Parliament composed primarily of green and regionalist political parties.[6][7][8]

Formed following the 1999 European elections for the 5th European Parliament, the Greens/EFA group now consists of three distinct European political parties, namely the larger European Green Party (EGP) and the European Free Alliance (EFA)[9] and the smaller European Pirate Party. The EFA consists of parties representing stateless nations, regionalist and minority political interests. The group has generally limited its membership to progressive parties.[10] These European parties are joined by MEPs from non-aligned national parties, which have included the Dutch Europe Transparent (2004–2009) and the Swedish (2009–2014), German (2014–) and Czech (2019–) Pirate Parties.[11]

Group members

9th European Parliament

Greens–European Free Alliance has MEPs in 15 member states. Dark green indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light green indicates member states sending a single MEP.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, Lithuanian commissioner-designate.
Czech Pirate Party members of the Greens/EFA Markéta Gregorová and Marcel Kolaja
State National party European party MEPs[12]
Austria Austria The Greens – The Green Alternative
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP               
3 / 19
Belgium Belgium Ecolo style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 8
Groen style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 12
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Pirate Party
Česká pirátská strana (Piráti)
style="background:Template:European Pirate Party/meta/color" | PPEU
3 / 21
Denmark Denmark Socialist People's Party
Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 14
Finland Finland Green League
Vihreä liitto (Vihr.)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
3 / 14
France France Europe Ecology – The Greens[B 1]
Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
10 / 79
Independent Ecological Alliance
Alliance écologiste indépendante (AEI)
style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
2 / 79
Party of the Corsican Nation
U Partitu di a Nazione Corsa (PNC)
style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 79
Germany Germany Alliance '90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Grüne)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
21 / 96
Pirate Party
Piratenpartei Deutschland (Piraten)
style="background:Template:European Pirate Party/meta/color" | PPEU
1 / 96
Ecological Democratic Party
Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP)
style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 96
Volt[B 2] style="background:Template:Volt Europa/meta/color" | VOLT
1 / 96
The PARTY
Die PARTEI
style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 96
Republic of Ireland Ireland Green Party
Comhaontas Glas
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 13
Latvia Latvia Latvian Russian Union
Latvijas Krievu savienība (LKS)
style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 8
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga (LVŽS)
style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
2 / 11
Luxembourg Luxembourg The Greens
Déi Gréng (DG)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 6
Netherlands Netherlands GreenLeft
GroenLinks (GL)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
3 / 29
Portugal Portugal Independent style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 21
Spain Spain Republican Left of Catalonia
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)
style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 59
Catalonia in Common
Catalunya en Comú (CatComú)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 59
Sweden Sweden Green Party
Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)
style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
3 / 21
 European Union
Total
67 / 705

8th European Parliament

State National party European party MEPs 2014[13]
Austria Austria The Greens – The Green Alternative style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
3 / 18
Belgium Belgium Ecolo style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 21
Green style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 21
Croatia Croatia ORaH[B 3] style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 11
Denmark Denmark Socialist People's Party style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 13
Estonia Estonia Indrek Tarand (independent) style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color" | Independent[14]
1 / 6
Finland Finland Green League style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 13
France France Europe Ecology – The Greens[B 1] style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
6 / 74
Germany Germany Alliance '90/The Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
11 / 96
Pirate Party style="background:Template:European Pirate Party/meta/color" | PPEU
1 / 96
Ecological Democratic Party style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 96
Hungary Hungary Politics Can Be Different style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 21
Dialogue for Hungary style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 21
Italy Italy Federation of the Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 73
Latvia Latvia Latvian Russian Union style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 8
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 11
Luxembourg Luxembourg The Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 6
Netherlands Netherlands GreenLeft style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 26
Spain Spain Republican Left of Catalonia[B 4] style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 54
Initiative for Catalonia Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 54
Coalició Compromís style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 54
New Catalan Left style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 54
Slovenia Slovenia Verjamem style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
1 / 8
Sweden Sweden Green Party style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
4 / 20
United Kingdom United Kingdom Green Party of England and Wales style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
3 / 73
Scottish National Party style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
2 / 73
Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 73
 European Union
Total
52 / 751

7th European Parliament

State National party European party MEPs 2009[15]
Austria Austria The Greens – The Green Alternative style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 19
Belgium Belgium Ecolo style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 22
Green style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 22
New Flemish Alliance[B 5] style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 22
Denmark Denmark Socialist People's Party style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 13
Estonia Estonia Indrek Tarand (independent) style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color" | Independent[14]
1 / 6
Finland Finland Green League style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 13
France France Europe Ecology – The Greens[B 1] style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
15 / 74
Party of the Corsican Nation style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 72
Germany Germany Alliance '90/The Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
14 / 99
Greece Greece Ecologist Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 22
Latvia Latvia Latvian Russian Union style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 9
Luxembourg Luxembourg The Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 6
Netherlands Netherlands GreenLeft style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
3 / 26
Spain Spain Republican Left of Catalonia[B 4] style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 54
Initiative for Catalonia Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 54
Sweden Sweden Green Party style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 20
Pirate Party style="background:Template:European Pirate Party/meta/color" | PPEU
2 / 20
United Kingdom United Kingdom Green Party of England and Wales style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 73
Scottish National Party style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
2 / 73
Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 73
 European Union
Total
55 / 751

6th European Parliament

State National party European party MEPs 2004
Austria Austria The Greens – The Green Alternative style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 19
Belgium Belgium Ecolo style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 24
Green style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 24
Denmark Denmark Socialist People's Party style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 14
Finland Finland Green League style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 14
France France Europe Ecology – The Greens[B 1] style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
6 / 78
Party of the Corsican Nation style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 78
Germany Germany Alliance '90/The Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
13 / 99
Italy Italy Federation of the Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 78
Latvia Latvia Latvian Russian Union style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 9
Luxembourg Luxembourg The Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 6
Netherlands Netherlands GreenLeft style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 23
Europe Transparent style="background:Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color" | None
2 / 23
Romania Romania László Tőkés (independent)[B 6] style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color" | Independent
1 / 35
Spain Spain Republican Left of Catalonia[B 4] style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 54
Initiative for Catalonia Greens style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 54
Sweden Sweden Green Party style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
1 / 19
United Kingdom United Kingdom Green Party of England and Wales style="background:Template:European Green Party/meta/color" | EGP
2 / 78
Scottish National Party style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
2 / 78
Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales style="background:Template:European Free Alliance/meta/color" | EFA
1 / 78
 European Union
Total
42 / 751
  1. ^ a b c d For 2019 it include Benoît Biteau, an independent politician
  2. ^ Officially a European-only International political party
  3. ^ From 20 April 2016 the MEP Davor Škrlec become independent
  4. ^ a b c Until 31 December 2011.
  5. ^ From 2004 to 2009 with EPP-ED and from 2014 with ECR
  6. ^ Realigned with the EPP since 2009

European Parliament results

Election year No. of
overall seats won
+/–
1999
48 / 626
Increase 48
2004
42 / 732
Decrease 6
2009
55 / 736
Increase 13
2014
50 / 751
Decrease 5
2019
74 / 751
[16]
Increase 24

References

  1. ^ "Who we are". Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Greens-efa.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Qui sommes-nous ?" Archived 23 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Greens-efa.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1137769312431824897
  5. ^ https://euranetplus-inside.eu/damian-boeselager-we-need-european-solutions-to-european-problems/
  6. ^ Tapio Raunio (2012). "Political Interests: The European Parliament's Party Groups". In John Peterson; Michael Shackleton (eds.). The Institutions of the European Union. Oxford University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-19-957498-8.
  7. ^ Andreas Staab (2011). The European Union Explained, Second Edition: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-00164-1.
  8. ^ Lori Thorlakson (2013). "Federalism and the European Party System". In Alexander H. Trechsel (ed.). Towards a Federal Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-317-99818-1.
  9. ^ "Who we are". Greens-efa.eu. Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Gupta, Devashree (April 2008). "Nationalism across borders: transnational nationalist advocacy in the European Union". Comparative European Politics. 6 (1): 61–80. doi:10.1057/palgrave.cep.6110127. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  11. ^ "VoteWatch Europe: European Parliament, Council of the EU" Archived 10 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Votewatch.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  12. ^ See the 2019 European Parliament election results.
  13. ^ See the 2014 European Parliament election results.
  14. ^ a b "Indrek Tarand". European Parliament. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  15. ^ "List of elected MEPs". Greens-efa.eu. Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "2019 Election Results". Election-Results.eu. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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