European Greens – Green Italy () has been a

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between the

Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens (, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. The FdV was part of the Eur ...

and Green Italia, constituted for the 2014 European election. The list was initially excluded because it had not picked up the 30,000 signatures necessary for the candidacy in each of the five Italian districts. The list has subsequently been readmitted to the electoral competition following a provision of the Court of Cassation that recognized the exemption from the obligation of a harvest of the signatures because the list is already an expression of the present

European Green Party The European Green Party (EGP), also referred to as European Greens, is a transnational, European political party representing national parties from across Europe who share Green values. The European Greens works closely with the Greens–Eur ...

in the

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. The list finally got 0.9% of the vote and no seats in the European Parliament. However, it came fifth with 6.0% among Italians abroad, with particularly good results in

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

(12.2%),

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(8.8%), and

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(7.5%).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:European Greens - Green Italy 2014 establishments in Italy Political parties established in 2014 Defunct political party alliances in Italy Federation of the Greens