The Green Group in the European Parliament was a

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political group with seats in the

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between 1989 and 1999.

History

In 1989G/EFA on Europe Politique
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/ref> the Rainbow Group split, with the Greens forming a group called "The Green Group in the European Parliament", and the Regionalists remaining within a continuing but diminished Rainbow Group. The Greens and Regionalists stayed within separate parliamentary groups until 1999,Political Groups of the European Parliament
when the two Groups reunited under the

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Nomenclature

The group's formal name was "''The'' Green Group in the European Parliament",Group names 1999
/ref>European Parliament profile of Alexander Langer
/ref>EuroBarometer 32
/ref> not the "Green Group in the European Parliament". Unlike other groups, "The" was part of the formal name of the group.

External links

Development of Political Groups in the European ParliamentPolitical Groups of the European Parliament

References

{{Authority control Former European Parliament party groups Green politics sv:De gröna i Europaparlamentet