Forza_Europa
Forza Europa
Political group in the European Parliament (1994–1995)
Forza Europa was a centre-right political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1994 and 1995.
| Forza Europa | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | Forza Europa |
| English abbr. | FE[1][2][3] |
| French abbr. | n/a |
| Formal name | Forza Europa |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1] |
| From | 19 July 1994[4] |
| To | 6 July 1995[4] |
| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | Union for Europe |
| Chaired by | Giancarlo Ligabue[5] |
| MEP(s) | 27 (July 21, 1994) |
27 MEPs from the Italian centre-right party Forza Italia, along with MEPs of the Christian Democratic Centre and the Union of the Centre, were elected in the 1994 European election and formed their own Group, self-referentially called "Forza Europa", on 19 July 1994.[4] The group was unique at the time for being dominated one national-level political party, and being composed of MEPs from a single EU member nation.[6] The group was generally sceptical of European integration.[7]
The group was joined on 15 December 1994 by one MEP of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party,[8] and one MEP of the Federalists and Liberal Democrats.[9]
The Group lasted until it merged with the European Democratic Alliance to form the "Group Union for Europe"[6][10][11] on 6 July 1995.[4][12]
- Hix, Simon; Noury, Abdul; Gérard, Roland (July 11, 2005), Democracy in the European Parliament (PDF), p. 38
- Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Julie Smith (1999). Europe's Elected Parliament. A&C Black. pp. 89, 91, 134. ISBN 978-1-85075-999-7.
- Colin Pilkington (1995). Britain in the European Union Today. Manchester University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7190-4562-2.
- Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 63. ISBN 978-3-642-19414-6.