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Union for Europe
Union for Europe
European Parliament group
Name	Union for Europe
English abbr.	UFE
French abbr.	UPE
Formal name	Group Union for Europe
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
From	6 July 1995
To	20 July 1999
Preceded by	Forza Europa; European Democratic Alliance
Succeeded by	Union for Europe of the Nations
Chaired by	Jean-Claude Pasty; Giancarlo Ligabue (1995–96); Claudio Azzolini (1996–98)
MEP(s)	34 (5 May 1999)

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The Union for Europe (UFE) was a conservative political group that operated in the European Parliament from 1995 to 1999. At its height in May 1999, it had 34 MEPs and it only existed during the European Parliament's 4th term.^[4]

UFE was formed as a merger of two political groups, the European Democratic Alliance and Forza Europa.^[5]^[6] Its members were the Forza Italia (FI) of Silvio Berlusconi, French Rally for the Republic (RPR), Irish Fianna Fáil, Portuguese CDS – People's Party, and Greek Political Spring. After the 1999 European Parliament election, UFE expanded into the Union for Europe of the Nations group.^[7] However, parties such as FI and RPR opted to join the European People's Party.^[5]

Members

Country			Ideology	MEPs
Italy	Forza Italia	FI	Liberal conservatism Populism	25 / 87
France	Rally for the Republic	RPR	Gaullism Liberal conservatism	14 / 87
Ireland	Fianna Fáil	FF	Irish republicanism Conservatism	7 / 15
Portugal	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	Christian democracy Right-wing populism	3 / 25
Greece	Political Spring	PA	National conservatism Populism	2 / 25

References

^ "INFO".
^ "In brief". Politico. 13 November 1996. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
^ FitzGibbon, John; Leruth, Benjamin; Startin, Nick (2016). Euroscepticism as a Transnational and Pan-European Phenomenon: The Emergence of a New Sphere of Opposition. Taylor & Francis. p. 48. ISBN 9781317422518.
^ "European Union Basics (FAQ), Part3/8".
^ ^a ^b Bernard Steunenberg (27 August 2003). Widening the European Union: Politics of Institutional Change and Reform. Routledge. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-134-49375-3.
^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (19 May 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.
^ Neill Nugent (2006). The Government and Politics of the European Union. Duke University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-8223-3870-X.

External links

[1] "INFO".

[2] "In brief". Politico. 13 November 1996. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

[3] FitzGibbon, John; Leruth, Benjamin; Startin, Nick (2016). Euroscepticism as a Transnational and Pan-European Phenomenon: The Emergence of a New Sphere of Opposition. Taylor & Francis. p. 48. ISBN 9781317422518.

[4] "European Union Basics (FAQ), Part3/8".

[Steunenberg2003-5] Bernard Steunenberg (27 August 2003). Widening the European Union: Politics of Institutional Change and Reform. Routledge. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-134-49375-3.

[JansenHecke2011-6] Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (19 May 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.

[Nugent2006-7] Neill Nugent (2006). The Government and Politics of the European Union. Duke University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-8223-3870-X.

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+{{Short description|Former conservative political group of the European Parliament}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
+{{EngvarB|date=June 2024}}
 {{Infobox European Parliament group
 | name = Union for Europe
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 | englishabbr = UFE
 | frenchabbr = UPE
-| formalname = Group Union for Europe<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm |title = INFO}}</ref>
+| formalname = Group Union for Europe<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm |title = INFO}}</ref>
+| ideology = [[Conservatism]]<ref>{{cite web|date=13 November 1996|access-date=28 October 2022|title=In brief|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/in-brief-80/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=FitzGibbon |first1=John |last2=Leruth |first2=Benjamin |last3=Startin |first3=Nick |title=Euroscepticism as a Transnational and Pan-European Phenomenon: The Emergence of a New Sphere of Opposition |date=2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781317422518 |page=48}}</ref>
-| ideology = [[Conservatism]]
+| position = [[Centre-right]]
 | chairs = [[Jean-Claude Pasty]]<br />[[Giancarlo Ligabue]] (1995–96)<br />[[Claudio Azzolini]] (1996–98)
 | meps = 34 (5 May 1999)
 |}}
+The '''Union for Europe''' ('''UFE''') was a [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[Political groups of the European Parliament|political group]] that operated in the [[European Parliament]] from 1995 to 1999. At its height in May 1999, it had 34 [[MEPs]] and it only existed during the [[Fourth European Parliament|European Parliament's 4th term]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Union Basics (FAQ), Part3/8 |url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/european-union/basics/part3/}}</ref>
-The '''Group Union for Europe''' (UFE) was a [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[Political groups of the European Parliament|political group]] with seats in the [[European Parliament]] between 1995 and 1999. The group was formed during the [[Fourth European Parliament|4th European Parliament]] term in July 1995 from a merger of the [[European Democratic Alliance]] and [[Forza Europa]] parliamentary groups,<ref name="Steunenberg2003">{{cite book|author=Bernard Steunenberg|title=Widening the European Union: Politics of Institutional Change and Reform|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jgyCAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA215|date=27 August 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-49375-3|page=215}}</ref><ref name="JansenHecke2011">{{cite book|author1=Thomas Jansen|author2=Steven Van Hecke|title=At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXEA8XGdEb8C&pg=PA63|date=19 May 2011|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-642-19414-6|page=63}}</ref> becoming the third largest group by number of [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]s.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/european-union/basics/part3/ |title = European Union Basics (FAQ), Part3/8}}</ref> The group was succeeded in the [[Fifth European Parliament|5th European Parliament]] by the [[Union for Europe of the Nations]] (UEN),<ref name="Nugent2006">{{cite book|author=Neill Nugent|title=The Government and Politics of the European Union|url=https://archive.org/details/governmentpoliti00nuge_0|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3870-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/governmentpoliti00nuge_0/page/265 265]}}</ref> while
-key UFE member parties [[Forza Italia]] and [[Rally for the Republic]] instead joined the [[European People's Party (European Parliament group)|European People's Party]].<ref name="Steunenberg2003"/>
+UFE was formed as a merger of two political groups, the [[European Democratic Alliance]] and [[Forza Europa]].<ref name="Steunenberg2003">{{cite book |author=Bernard Steunenberg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jgyCAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA215 |title=Widening the European Union: Politics of Institutional Change and Reform |date=27 August 2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-49375-3 |page=215}}</ref><ref name="JansenHecke2011">{{cite book |author1=Thomas Jansen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXEA8XGdEb8C&pg=PA63 |title=At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party |author2=Steven Van Hecke |date=19 May 2011 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-642-19414-6 |page=63}}</ref> Its members were the [[Forza Italia]] (FI) of [[Silvio Berlusconi]], French [[Rally for the Republic]] (RPR), Irish [[Fianna Fáil]], Portuguese [[CDS – People's Party]], and Greek [[Political Spring]]. After the [[1999 European Parliament election]], UFE expanded into the [[Union for Europe of the Nations]] group.<ref name="Nugent2006">{{cite book |author=Neill Nugent |url=https://archive.org/details/governmentpoliti00nuge_0 |title=The Government and Politics of the European Union |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2006 |isbn=0-8223-3870-X |page=[https://archive.org/details/governmentpoliti00nuge_0/page/265 265] |url-access=registration}}</ref> However, parties such as FI and RPR opted to join the [[European People's Party (European Parliament group)|European People's Party]].<ref name="Steunenberg2003" />
 ==Members==
+{| class="wikitable"
-*{{flag|Italy}} - [[Forza Italia]], 25 MEPs ''(until 15 June 1998)''
+|-
-*{{flag|France}} - [[Rally for the Republic]], 14 MEPs
+! Country
-*{{flag|Ireland}} - [[Fianna Fáil]], 7 MEPs
+! colspan="3"| Name
-*{{flag|Portugal}} - [[Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party]], 3 MEPs
+! Ideology
-*{{flag|Greece}} - [[Political Spring]], 2 MEPs
+! [[European Parliament|MEPs]]
+|-
+| {{flag|Italy}}
+! style="background:{{party color|Forza Italia}}"|
+| [[Forza Italia]]
+| FI
+| [[Liberal conservatism]]<br />[[Populism]]
+| {{Composition bar|25|87|{{party color|Forza Italia}}}}
+|-
+| {{flag|France}}
+! style="background:{{party color|Rally for the Republic}}"|
+| [[Rally for the Republic]]
+| RPR
+| [[Gaullism]]<br />[[Liberal conservatism]]
+| {{Composition bar|14|87|{{party color|Rally for the Republic}}}}
+|-
+| {{flag|Ireland}}
+! style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}"|
+| [[Fianna Fáil]]
+| FF
+| [[Irish republicanism]]<br />[[Conservatism]]
+| {{Composition bar|7|15|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
+|-
+| {{flag|Portugal}}
+! style="background:{{party color|CDS – People's Party}}"|
+| [[CDS – People's Party]]
+| CDS–PP
+| [[Christian democracy]]<br />[[Right-wing populism]]
+| {{Composition bar|3|25|{{party color|CDS – People's Party}}}}
+|-
+| {{flag|Greece}}
+! style="background:{{party color|Political Spring}}"|
+| [[Political Spring]]
+| PA
+| [[National conservatism]]<br />[[Populism]]
+| {{Composition bar|2|25|{{party color|Political Spring}}}}
+|}
 ==References==
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 {{European Parliament groups}}
+[[Category:1995 establishments in the European Union]]
+[[Category:1999 establishments in the European Union]]
+[[Category:Centre-right parties in Europe]]
+[[Category:Conservative parties in Europe]]
 [[Category:Former European Parliament party groups]]
-[[Category:Conservatism in Europe]]
+[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1999]]
+[[Category:Political parties established in 1995]]