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European Democratic Alliance

Former centre-right political group of the European Parliament (1984–1995)

Summary

Former centre-right political group of the European Parliament (1984–1995)

FieldValue
nameEuropean Democratic Alliance
titleEuropean Democratic Alliance
from24 July 1984
to6 July 1995
precededbyEuropean Progressive Democrats
succeededbyUnion for Europe
englishabbrEDA
frenchabbrRDE
formalnameGroup of the European Democratic Alliance
positionBig tent
chairsJean-Claude Pasty
Christian de La Malène
meps29 (July 23, 1984)
20 (July 25, 1989)
26 (July 19, 1994)

Christian de La Malène 20 (July 25, 1989) 26 (July 19, 1994) The European Democratic Alliance (EDA) was a heterogeneous political group in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1995. It consisted mainly of deputies from the French Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the Irish Fianna Fáil. The grouping had a generally centre-right outlook, and strongly defended the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.

History

Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats renamed itself on 24 July 1984 to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance. The European Democratic Alliance merged with the Forza Europa group (dominated by MEPs from Forza Italia) to become the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.

Nomenclature

The name of the group in English is Group of the European Democratic Alliance in long form, European Democratic Alliance in short form, and the abbreviation is EDA. The equivalents in French are Groupe du Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, and RDE. Those French equivalents are sometimes rendered in English as Union of European Democrats and UED.

Composition

1984–1989

CountryNameIdeologyMEPsNotesRally for the Republic}}"National Centre of Independents and Peasants}}"Radical Party (France)}}"Union for French Democracy}}"Fianna Fáil}}"Scottish National Party}}"Democratic Renewal Party (Portugal)}}"
FranceRally for the RepublicRPRGaullism
Liberal conservatism
National Centre of Independents and PeasantsCNILiberal conservatism
Conservative liberalismMagdeleine Anglade, Philippe Malaud
French Christian DemocracyDCFChristian democracyAlfred Coste-Floret
Radical PartyPRLiberalism
Conservative liberalismJacqueline Thome-Patenotre
Union for French DemocracyUDFLiberalism
Christian democracy
IrelandFianna FáilFFIrish republicanism
Conservatism
United KingdomScottish National PartySNPScottish nationalism
Social democracyWinifred M. Ewing
PortugalDemocratic Renewal Party (1986–1987)PRDThird Way
PopulismJosé Medeiros Ferreira

1989–1994

CountryNameIdeologyMEPsNotesRally for the Republic}}"National Centre of Independents and Peasants}}"Fianna Fáil}}"
FranceRally for the RepublicRPRGaullism
Liberal conservatism
National Centre of Independents and PeasantsCNILiberal conservatism
Conservative liberalismYvon Briant
IrelandFianna FáilFFIrish republicanism
Conservatism
GreeceDemocratic RenewalDAConservatism
Economic liberalismDimitrios Nianias

1994–1995

CountryNameIdeologyMEPsNotesRally for the Republic}}"Fianna Fáil}}"CDS – People's Party}}"Political Spring}}"
FranceRally for the RepublicRPRGaullism
Liberal conservatism
IrelandFianna FáilFFIrish republicanism
Conservatism
PortugalCDS – People's PartyCDS–PPChristian democracy
Conservatismwas expelled from EPP after rejection of Maastricht treaty
GreecePolitical SpringPANational conservatism
Populism

Sources

References

References

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  15. (2009-07-14). "European Parliament profile of Philippe Malaud". Europarl.europa.eu.
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  20. (2009-07-14). "European Parliament profile of Dimitrios Nianias". Europarl.europa.eu.
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