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European Political Parties & Groups in the European Parliament

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:

ALDE PARTY - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

Jacob MOROZA-RASMUSSEN
Rue Montoyer 31
1000 Brussels

Parti socialiste européen

Philip Cordery
Rue du Trône 98
1050 Brussels
info@pes.org

Parti Vert européen

Jacqueline CREMERS
31 Rue de Wiertz
1050 Brussels
Phone:+32 2 626 07 20
Fax:+32 2 626 07 29

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:

Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l'Europe

Alexander Beels
European Parliament
47-53 rue Wiertz office PHS 55C017
1047 Brussels

Gauche unitaire européenne/Gauche verte nordique

Maria D'ALIMONTE
European Parliament
43 rue Wiertz office PHS 5C29
1050 Brussels
Phone:+32 (0)2 284 26 83
Fax:+32 (0)2 284 17 74

Groupe du Parti Populaire Européen

Martin Kamp
European Parliament
47-53 rue Wiertz office ASP 5H263-265-267
1047 Brussels

Le Groupe des Verts/Alliance libre européenne

Vula Tsetsi
European Parliament
47-53 rue Wiertz office PHS 02C13
1050 Brussels
Phone:+32 2 2842117
Fax:+32 2 2307837

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