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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 by 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=http://books.google.com/books?id=jgyCAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA215|date=27 August 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-49375-3|page=215–}}</ref> becoming the third largest group by number of [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]s.<ref>http://www.faqs.org/faqs/european-union/basics/part3/</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=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z3fthrUsT70C&pg=PA265|year=2006|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3870-X|page=265–}}</ref> while |
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 by 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=http://books.google.com/books?id=jgyCAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA215|date=27 August 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-49375-3|page=215–}}</ref> becoming the third largest group by number of [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]s.<ref>http://www.faqs.org/faqs/european-union/basics/part3/</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=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z3fthrUsT70C&pg=PA265|year=2006|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3870-X|page=265–}}</ref> while |
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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"/> |
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Revision as of 14:15, 23 June 2014
| Union for Europe | |
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| European Parliament group | |
 UFE logo | |
| Name | Union for Europe |
| English abbr. | UFE |
| French abbr. | UPE |
| Formal name | Group Union for Europe[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| 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) |
The Group Union for Europe (UFE) was a conservative political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1995 and 1999. The group was formed during the 4th European Parliament term by a merger of the European Democratic Alliance and Forza Europa parliamentary groups,[2] becoming the third largest group by number of MEPs.[3] The group was succeeded in the 5th European Parliament by the Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN),[4] while key UFE member parties Forza Italia and Rally for the Republic instead joined the European People's Party.[2]
Members
Italy - Forza Italia, 25 MEPs (until 15 June 1998)
France - Rally for the Republic, 14 MEPs
Ireland - Fianna Fáil, 7 MEPs
Portugal - Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party, 3 MEPs
Greece - Political Spring, 2 MEPs
References
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/european-union/basics/part3/
- ^ Neill Nugent (2006). The Government and Politics of the European Union. Duke University Press. p. 265–. ISBN 0-8223-3870-X.