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Pro-Europeanism, sometimes called European Unionism, is a political position that favours
European integration European integration is the process of industrial, economic, political, legal, social, and cultural integration of states wholly or partially in Europe or nearby. European integration has primarily come about through the European Union and its ...
and membership of the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...
(EU).Krisztina Arató, Petr Kaniok (editors). ''Euroscepticism and European Integration''. Political Science Research Centre Zagreb, 2009. p.40


Political position

Pro-Europeans are mostly classified as " centrist" (
Renew Europe Renew Europe (Renew) is a liberal, pro-European political group of the European Parliament founded for the ninth European Parliament term. The group is the successor to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group which ...
) in the context of European politics, including "
centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and m ...
" moderate conservatives (ex. EPP Group) and "
centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
" social democrats (ex. S&D and Greens/EFA). Pro-Europeanism is ideologically closely related to the
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...
and Global liberal movement.


Pro-EU political parties


Pan-European level

* EU: Volt Europa


Within the EU

* Austria:
Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is curr ...
, Social Democratic Party of Austria, The Greens – The Green Alternative, NEOS – The New Austria, Volt Austria * Belgium: Reformist Mouvement, Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, Socialist Party, Vooruit, Christian Democratic and Flemish, Les Engagés, Ecolo,
Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...
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Democratic Federalist Independent Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: ** Democratic Party (United States) (D) ** Democra ...
, Volt Belgium * Bulgaria: We Continue the Change,
Yes, Bulgaria! Yes, Bulgaria! ( bg, Да, България!, translit=Da, Balgariya!), is a Bulgarian political party, founded in January 2017 by former Minister of Justice Hristo Ivanov. Yes, Bulgaria! is part of a coalition with Democrats for a Strong Bulg ...
, Union of Democratic Forces, Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria,
Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria ( bg, Демократи за силна България, ДСБ, Demokrati za Silna Balgariya, DSB) is a political party in Bulgaria established by former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov (1997–2001). H ...
, Bulgarian Socialist Party (factions),
Volt Bulgaria Volt Bulgaria (, abbreviated Volt) is a social-liberal political party in Bulgaria. It is the Bulgarian branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level. It is currently part of the centrist electoral coalition We Con ...
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Republicans for Bulgaria Republicans for Bulgaria ( bg, Републиканци за България, translit=Republikantsi za Balgariya) is a Bulgarian political party formed as a split from GERB by Tsvetan Tsvetanov, formerly the second most senior official in the r ...
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Stand Up.BG Stand Up.BG or Stand Up Bulgaria () is a Bulgarian non-governmental organization and political party which was founded by Maya Manolova on December 6, 2019. History On September 3, 2019, Maya Manolova resigned as national ombudswoman to Bulg ...
, United People's Party, Bulgaria for Citizens Movement, Movement 21, There Is Such a People * Croatia: Croatian Democratic Union, Social Democratic Party of Croatia, Croatian Peasant Party, Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats, Civic Liberal Alliance, Istrian Democratic Assembly,
People's Party – Reformists People's Party – Reformists ( hr, Narodna stranka – Reformisti or NS-R) is a liberal political party in Croatia. History The civil initiative for the establishment of the party was launched by former Croatian People's Party – Liberal Demo ...
, Croatian Social Liberal Party, Centre * Cyprus: Democratic Rally,
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
, Movement for Social Democracy,
Citizens' Alliance Citizens' Alliances were state and local anti-trade union organizations prominent in the United States of America during the first decade of the 20th century. The Citizen's Alliances were closely related to employers' associations but allowed par ...
, New Wave – The Other Cyprus * Czech Republic: TOP 09, Mayors and Independents, Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party,
Czech Pirate Party The Czech Pirate Party or Pirates ( cs, Česká pirátská strana , abbreviated ''Piráti'' ) is a Liberalism, liberal Progressivism, progressive List of political parties in the Czech Republic, political party in the Czech Republic, founded in 20 ...
, Czech Social Democratic Party,
Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundati ...
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Volt Czech Republic Volt Czech Republic ( cs, Volt Česko, Volt) is a social liberal political party in the Czech Republic and the Czech branch of Volt Europa. History Volt Czech Republic was founded in 2019 and operated in the Czech Republic from 11 April 2021 to ...
* Denmark: Danish Social Liberal Party, Social Democrats, Venstre, Conservative People's Party,
Volt Denmark Volt Denmark (Danish: Volt Danmark) is a social liberal political party in Denmark and the national chapter of the pan-European movement Volt Europa. Policies Security Policy In order to combat cross-border crime, Volt supports a closer int ...
* Estonia: Estonian Social Democratic Party, Estonian Reform Party, Estonian Greens, Isamaa * Finland: Centre Party, National Coalition Party, Social Democratic Party of Finland, Green League, Swedish People's Party of Finland * France:
La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a ...
, Democratic Movement, The Republicans, Socialist Party, Public Place,
Radical Party of the Left The Radical Party of the Left (french: Parti radical de gauche, PRG) is a social-liberal political party in France. A party in the Radical tradition, since 1972 the PRG was a close ally of the major party of the centre-left in France, the S ...
, Europe Ecology – The Greens, The New Democrats,
Génération.s Génération·s is a French political party created on 1 July 2017 by Benoît Hamon who, according to its founder, aims to "refound and gather the left" in France. Sometimes rendered Génération-s or Génération·s , it was formerly named Mou ...
, Radical Party, Union of Democrats and Independents,
New Deal The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Major federal programs agencies included the Civilian Con ...
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Agir Agir or AGIR may refer to: * Agir (singer), Portuguese singer * AGIR (student organization), Galician independence group * Agir (Belgium), Belgian political party * Agir (France), French political party * Agir ensemble, French parliamentary group * ...
, En Commun, Horizons, Territories of Progress, Progressive Federation, Centrist Alliance, The Centrists, Ecologist Party, Democratic European Force, Volt France * Germany:
Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (for ...
, Christian Democratic Union,
Christian Social Union in Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria ( German: , CSU) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democra ...
, Social Democratic Party of Germany,
Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism. Current parties with that name include: *Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ...
, Die PARTEI, Volt Germany * Greece: New Democracy, Syriza, Movement for Change, Union of Centrists, Movement of Democratic Socialists, Volt Greece * Hungary: Democratic Coalition,
Jobbik The Movement for a Better Hungary ( hu, Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom), commonly known as Jobbik (), is a conservative political party in Hungary. Originating with radical and nationalist roots, at its beginnings, the party described itsel ...
, Hungarian Socialist Party, Momentum Movement, Dialogue for Hungary, Hungarian Liberal Party, New Start * Ireland:
Fine Gael Fine Gael (, ; English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish") is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil � ...
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Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian ...
, Labour Party, Social Democrats,
Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundati ...
, Volt Ireland * Italy:
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
, Forza Italia, Italia Viva, More Europe,
Volt Italy Volt Italy (in Italian: ''Volt Italia'') is an Eurofederalist political party in Italy. It is an affiliate of Volt Europa and was founded in 2018. Volt was unable to take part in the 2019 European Parliament election in Italy, failing to obtain ...
, Civic Commitment, Action,
Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party (, PSI) was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-living parties of the country. Founded in Genoa in 1892 ...
, Social Democrats, Italian Republican Party, Solidary Democracy, Green Europe, Italian Radicals, Possible (political party), Possible, Us of the Centre, Europeanists, Centrists for Europe, Moderates (Italy), Moderates, Article One (political party), Article One, European Republicans Movement, Forza Europa (2017), Forza Europa, Liberal Democratic Alliance for Italy, Alliance of the Centre (Italy), èViva, Sicilian Socialist Party, Team K * Latvia: Unity (Latvian political party), Unity, Latvian Development, Movement For!, The Conservatives (Latvia), The Conservatives, The Progressives (Latvia), The Progressives * Lithuania: Homeland Union, Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Liberal Movement (Lithuania), Liberal Movement, Labour Party (Lithuania), Labour Party, Freedom Party (Lithuania), Freedom Party * Luxembourg: Christian Social People's Party, Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, Democratic Party (Luxembourg), Democratic Party, The Greens (Luxembourg), The Greens, Volt Luxembourg * Malta: Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party, Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party (Political faction, factions), AD+PD, Volt Malta * Netherlands: Democrats 66, DENK (political party), DENK, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party, Christian Democratic Appeal, GroenLinks, Volt Netherlands * Poland: Civic Platform, Poland 2050, .Modern, Polish People's Party, New Left (Poland), New Left, Your Movement, The Greens (Poland), The Greens, Polish Initiative, Union of European Democrats, Polish Socialist Party * Portugal: Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic Party, Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party, People–Animals–Nature, People–Animals–Nature Party, LIVRE, Liberal Initiative (Portugal), Liberal Initiative, Volt Portugal * Romania: Save Romania Union, National Liberal Party (Romania), National Liberal Party, People's Movement Party, PRO Romania, Green Party (Romania), Green Party, Partidul ACUM, NOW Party, Volt Romania * Slovakia: Progressive Slovakia, Ordinary People (Slovakia), Ordinary People and Independent Personalities, Christian Democratic Movement, Direction – Social Democracy, Together – Civic Democracy, For the People (political party), For the People, Voice – Social Democracy, Alliance (Slovak political party), Alliance * Slovenia: Freedom Movement (Slovenia), Freedom Movement, Social Democrats (Slovenia), Social Democrats, New Slovenia, Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia, Slovenian People's Party * Spain: People's Party (Spain), People's Party, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Citizens (Spanish political party), Citizens, Equo, Volt Spain * Sweden: Swedish Social Democratic Party, Moderate Party (Sweden), Moderate Party, Centre Party (Sweden), Centre Party, Liberals (Sweden), Liberals, Christian Democrats (Sweden), Christian Democrats, Volt Sweden


Outside the EU

* Albania: Democratic Party of Albania, Socialist Party of Albania, Freedom Party of Albania, Libra Party, Social Democratic Party of Albania, Republican Party of Albania, Unity for Human Rights Party, Alliance for Equality and European Justice, Volt Albania * Armenia: Armenian Democratic Liberal Party, Armenian National Movement Party, Bright Armenia, Conservative Party (Armenia), Conservative Party, European Party of Armenia, For The Republic Party, Free Democrats (Armenia), Free Democrats, Heritage (Armenia), Heritage, Liberal Democratic Union of Armenia, National Progress Party of Armenia, People's Party of Armenia, Union for National Self-Determination, Hanrapetutyun Party, Republic Party, Orinats Yerkir, Rule of Law, Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party, Sovereign Armenia Party * Belarus: Belarusian Christian Democracy, BPF Party, United Democratic Forces of Belarus, Party of Freedom and Progress, United Civic Party of Belarus, Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly), Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly * Bosnia and Herzegovina: Party of Democratic Action, Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Social Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Democratic Front, People and Justice, Party of Democratic Progress, Our Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Our Party, People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, People's European Union, For New Generations, Union for a Better Future of BiH, Union for a Better Future, Independent Bloc (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Independent Bloc * Georgia: Georgian Dream, European Georgia, National Movement (Georgia), National Movement, Free Democrats (Georgia), Free Democrats, Republican Party of Georgia, European Socialists (Georgia), European Socialists, Georgian Labour Party, Lelo for Georgia, For the People (Georgia), For the People, Solidarity Alliance of Georgia * Iceland: Social Democratic Alliance, Reform Party (Iceland), Reform Party * Kosovo: Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Democratic League of Kosovo, Partia e Fortë * Moldova: Party of Action and Solidarity, Liberal Party (Moldova), Liberal Party, Democratic Party of Moldova, Democratic Party, Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, Liberal Democratic Party, European People's Party of Moldova, European People's Party, Pro Moldova, People's Party of the Republic of Moldova * Montenegro: Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, DEMOS (Montenegro), DEMOS, United Reform Action, Democratic Montenegro, Socialist People's Party of Montenegro, Socialist People's Party, Liberal Party of Montenegro, Liberal Party, Social Democrats of Montenegro, Social Democrats, Bosniak Party, Civis (Montenegro), Civis, Ne damo Crnu Goru, We won't give up Montenegro * North Macedonia: Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, Social Democratic Union, Besa Movement, BESA, New Social Democratic Party, Democratic Union for Integration, Alliance for Albanians, Liberal Democratic Party (North Macedonia), Liberal Democratic Party, VMRO-NP * Norway: Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party, Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party (Political faction, factions), Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party * Russia: Yabloko, People's Freedom Party (Russia), People's Freedom Party, Green Alternative (Russia), Green Alternative, Russia of the Future, Democratic Party of Russia * San Marino: Civic 10, Euro-Populars for San Marino, Future Republic, Party of Democrats, Party of Socialists and Democrats, Sammarineses for Freedom, Socialist Party (San Marino), Socialist Party, Union for the Republic (San Marino), Union for the Republic * Serbia: Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party (Serbia), Social Democratic Party, Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia), Liberal Democratic Party, Movement of Free Citizens (Serbia), Movement of Free Citizens, People's Party (Serbia, 2017), People's Party, New Party (Serbia), New Party, Serbian Progressive Party, Social Democratic Party of Serbia, Party of Freedom and Justice, Together for Serbia, Serbia 21, Civic Democratic Forum, Party of Modern Serbia, Movement for Reversal * Switzerland: Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (Political faction, factions), Green Party of Switzerland (Political faction, factions), Green Liberal Party of Switzerland, Volt Europa#Switzerland, Volt Switzerland * Turkey: Democracy and Progress Party, Democratic Left Party (Turkey), Democratic Left Party, Democrat Party (Turkey, current), Democrat Party, Good Party, Liberal Democratic Party (Turkey), Liberal Democratic Party, Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey), Peoples' Democratic Party, Republican People's Party * Ukraine: Servant of the People (political party), Servant of the People, All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland", Fatherland, European Solidarity, Voice (Ukrainian political party), Voice, Self Reliance (political party), Self Reliance, Ukrainian People's Party, Our Ukraine (political party), Our Ukraine, European Party of Ukraine, People's Front (Ukraine), People's Front, Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform * United Kingdom: Co-operative Party, Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats, Green Party of England and Wales, Plaid Cymru, Scottish National Party, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Scottish Greens, Women's Equality Party, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, Green Party Northern Ireland, Mebyon Kernow, Alliance EPP: European People's Party UK, Volt UK, Animal Welfare Party


Pro-EU newspapers and magazines

Note: Media outside of Europe may also be included. * Denmark: Dagbladet Børsen, Politiken * France: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Parisien * Germany: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel * Hungary: Blikk * Japan: Chunichi Shimbun * Spain: El Confidencial * United Kingdom: Financial Times, The Independent, The New European, The Guardian


Multinational European partnerships

* Council of Europe: an international organisation whose stated aim is to uphold human rights, democracy, rule of law in Europe and to promote European culture. It has 46 member states. * Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization, with 57 participating states mostly in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere. * Paneuropean Union: the oldest European unification movement.


See also

*Eastern Partnership *Euromyth *European Federalist Party *European Union as an emerging superpower *Europeanism *Euroscepticism *Eurosphere *Eurovoc *Euronest Parliamentary Assembly *Federalisation of the European Union *Liberalism in Europe *Pan-European identity *Politics of Europe *Potential enlargement of the European Union *Pulse of Europe Initiative *United States of Europe * Volt Europa *WhyEurope


References

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