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

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composed primarily of

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political parties. The group consists of

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(EGP), part of the

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(EFA), and members of

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and

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political alliances.

History

Formed following the 1999 European elections for the 5th European Parliament, 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 Swedish (2009–2014),

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(2014–) and

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(2019–)

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9th European Parliament

On 9 June 2019, following a pan-European vote of party members,

chose to join the Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament.

10th European Parliament

On 19 June 2024, the group elected

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, and re-elected

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, as Co-Presidents of the group. On 25 June, the group elected the members of its bureau.