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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 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=http://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=http://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>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
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"/>
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"/>


Revision as of 23:54, 2 September 2014

Union for Europe
European Parliament group
UFE logo
NameUnion for Europe
English abbr.UFE
French abbr.UPE
Formal nameGroup Union for Europe[1]
IdeologyConservatism
From6 July 1995
To20 July 1999
Preceded byForza Europa
European Democratic Alliance
Succeeded byUnion for Europe of the Nations
Chaired byJean-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 in July 1995 from a merger of the European Democratic Alliance and Forza Europa parliamentary groups,[2][3] becoming the third largest group by number of MEPs.[4] The group was succeeded in the 5th European Parliament by the Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN),[5] while key UFE member parties Forza Italia and Rally for the Republic instead joined the European People's Party.[2]

Members

References

  1. ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  4. ^ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/european-union/basics/part3/
  5. ^ 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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