European Democratic Alliance
European Democratic Alliance | |
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European Parliament group | |
Name | European Democratic Alliance[1] |
English abbr. | EDA[1][2] |
French abbr. | RDE[3] |
Formal name | Group of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5] |
Political position | Big tent |
From | 24 July 1984[3] |
To | 6 July 1995[3] |
Preceded by | European Progressive Democrats |
Succeeded by | Union for Europe |
Chaired by | Jean-Claude Pasty[5] Christian de La Malène[4] |
MEP(s) | 29 (July 23, 1984)[6] 20 (July 25, 1989)[7] 26 (July 19, 1994)[8] |
The European Democratic Alliance was a heterogeneous political group in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1995. It consisted mainly of deputies from the French Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the Irish Fianna Fáil.[9] The grouping had a generally centre-right outlook, and strongly defended the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.[10]
History
[edit]Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats[4] renamed itself on 24 July 1984[3] to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance.[2][4] The European Democratic Alliance merged with the Forza Europa group (dominated by MEPs from Forza Italia) to become the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.[5][11][12]
Nomenclature
[edit]The name of the group in English is Group of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5] in long form, European Democratic Alliance[1] in short form, and the abbreviation is EDA.[1][2] The equivalents in French are Groupe du Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, and RDE.[3] Those French equivalents are sometimes rendered in English as Union of European Democrats and UED.[13]
Composition
[edit]1984–1989
[edit]Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs[6][14] | Notes | ||
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![]() | Rally for the Republic | RPR | Gaullism Liberal conservatism | 15 / 434 | ||
![]() | Fianna Fáil | FF | Irish republicanism Conservatism | 8 / 434 | ||
![]() | National Centre of Independents and Peasants | CNI | Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism | 2 / 434 | Magdeleine Anglade,[15] Philippe Malaud[16] | |
French Christian Democracy | DCF | Christian democracy | 1 / 434 | Alfred Coste-Floret[17] | ||
Radical Party | PR | Liberalism Conservative liberalism | 1 / 434 | Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre[18] | ||
Union for French Democracy | UDF | Liberalism Christian democracy | 1 / 434 | |||
![]() | Scottish National Party | SNP | Scottish nationalism Social democracy | 1 / 434 | Winifred M. Ewing[19] | |
![]() | Democratic Renewal Party (1986–1987) | PRD | Third Way Populism | 1 / 434 | José Medeiros Ferreira |
1989–1994
[edit]Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs[7] | Notes | ||
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![]() | Rally for the Republic | RPR | Gaullism Liberal conservatism | 12 / 518 | ||
![]() | Fianna Fáil | FF | Irish republicanism Conservatism | 6 / 518 | ||
![]() | National Centre of Independents and Peasants | CNI | Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism | 1 / 518 | Yvon Briant[20] | |
![]() | Democratic Renewal | DA | Conservatism Economic liberalism | 1 / 518 | Dimitrios Nianias[21] |
1994–1995
[edit]Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs | Notes | ||
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![]() | Rally for the Republic | RPR | Gaullism Liberal conservatism | 14 / 567 | ||
![]() | Fianna Fáil | FF | Irish republicanism Conservatism | 7 / 567 | ||
![]() | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | Christian democracy Conservatism | 3 / 567 | was expelled from EPP after rejection of Maastricht treaty[22] | |
![]() | Political Spring | PA | National conservatism Populism | 2 / 567 |
Sources
[edit]- Europe Politique[3][6][7][8]
- European Parliament[11]
- European Parliament MEP Archives[4][5][13][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley[1]
- CVCE (Previously European NAvigator)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Democracy in the European Parliament" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e f "The development of Political Groups in the European Parliament". CVCE. 1997-10-13. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "UFE on Europe Politique". Europe-politique.eu. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e f "European Parliament profile of Christian de La Malène". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e "European Parliament profile of Jean-Claude Pasty". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b c "1984 European Parliament election results at July 23, 1984". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b c "1989 European Parliament election results at July 25, 1989". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "1994 European Parliament election results at July 19, 1994". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Smith, Julie (1999), Europe's Elected Parliament, Sheffield Academic Press, p. 89
- ^ Colin Pilkington (1995). Britain in the European Union Today. Manchester University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7190-4562-2.
- ^ a b "Group names 1999". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2011), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 63
- ^ a b b961115.htm on the European Parliament website
- ^ Boissieu, Laurent de. "Élections européennes Portugal". Europe Politique (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Magdeleine Anglade". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Philippe Malaud". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "Alfred COSTE-FLORET". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Winifred M. Ewing". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Yvon Briant". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Dimitrios Nianias". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Johansson, Karl Magnus (2002), "European People's Party", European Political Parties between Cooperation and Integration, Nomos, p. 65