The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) is a

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composed primarily of

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and regionalist political parties. Formed following the 1999 European elections for the 5th European Parliament, the Greens/EFA group now consists of five distinct European political parties, namely the larger

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(EGP) and part of the

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(EFA) and the smaller

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(PPEU),

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(Volt), and part of

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(APEU). The EFA consists of parties representing stateless nations, regionalist and minority political interests. The group has generally limited its membership to progressive parties. These European parties are joined by MEPs from non-aligned national parties, which have included the Dutch

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(2004–2009) and the

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(2009–2014),

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(2014–) and

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(2019–)

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Group members

9th European Parliament

Greens-European Free alliance 2019-2024 MEPs

8th European Parliament

7th European Parliament

6th European Parliament

Group presidents

The Greens/EFA group is usually co-chaired by 2 presidents, at least one of them must be a woman.

European Parliament results

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greens-European Free Alliance Political parties established in 1999 European Parliament party groups *Main 1999 establishments in the European Union