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European Political Parties & Groups in the European Parliament

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I. European political parties

A European political party is a type of political party organization operating transnationally in Europe. The EU recognizes such organizations and provides them with funding. According to the Treaty of Maastricht, political parties at European level are important as a factor for integration within the Union. They contribute to forming a European awareness and to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union. European political parties are different from the Groups in the European Parliament; however, they are often affiliated with these Groups (which may be alliances of more than one European political party, or possibly alliances between parties and nominally independents).

Presently some European political parties that are eligible for European Parliament funding have been created, based on Europe-wide party alliances.

Some of them are already EurActors:

II. Groups in the European Parliament

Political Groups in the European Parliament combine the MEPs from European political parties, informal European political blocs, and independents, into coalitions. Each group must consist of no less than 19 MEPs from at least 5 different EU Member States.

Each group appoints a "group co-ordinator", in charge with the task of deciding which way the group should vote in the Parliament, although no member is bound by this decision.

The Groups decide which issues will be dealt with at the Plenary session of the European Parliament, and can propose amendments to reports that are to be voted on.

Some of them are already EurActors:

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