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Greens–European Free Alliance

Green political group of the European Parliament

Greens–European Free Alliance

Summary

Green political group of the European Parliament

FieldValue
titleThe Greens/European
Free Alliance
image[[File:GreensEFA logo-en.svg200x200px]]
nameThe Greens/European Free Alliance
englishabbrGreens/EFA
frenchabbrVerts/ALE
formalnameParliamentary Group of The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
ideologyGreen politics
europartiesEuropean Green Party
European Free Alliance (minority)
from
precededbyThe Green Group
European Radical Alliance
chairsBas Eickhout
Terry Reintke
meps
website
positionCentre-left to left-wing

Free Alliance European Free Alliance (minority) European Radical Alliance Terry Reintke

The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) is a political group of the European Parliament composed primarily of green political parties.

The group consists of European Green Party (EGP), part of the European Free Alliance (EFA), and members of Volt Europa and European Pirate Party political alliances.

History

Formed following the 1999 European elections for the 5th European Parliament, the group has generally limited its membership to progressive parties. These European parties are joined by MEPs from non-aligned national parties, which have included the Dutch Europe Transparent (2004–2009) and the Swedish (2009–2014), German (2014–) and Czech (2019–) Pirate Parties.

9th European Parliament

On 9 June 2019, following a pan-European vote of party members, Volt Europa chose to join the Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament.

10th European Parliament

On 19 June 2024, the group elected Bas Eickhout, and re-elected Terry Reintke, as Co-Presidents of the group. On 25 June, the group elected the members of its bureau.

MEPs

10th European Parliament

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2024–2029)

Greens–European Free Alliance has MEPs in 17 member states. Dark green indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light green indicates member states sending a single MEP.
StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPsEuropean UnionTotal
AustriaThe Greens – The Green AlternativeEGP
BelgiumEcoloEGP
GreenEGP
Croatia CroatiaWe can!EGP
Czech Republic Czech RepublicCzech Pirate PartyNone
DenmarkGreen LeftEGP
FinlandGreen LeagueEGP
FranceThe EcologistsEGP
Germany GermanyAlliance 90/The GreensEGP
Volt GermanyNone
ItalyGreen EuropeEGP
LatviaThe ProgressivesEGP
LithuaniaUnion of Democrats "For Lithuania"EGP
LuxembourgThe GreensEGP
NetherlandsGreenLeftEGP
Volt NetherlandsNone
Romania RomaniaHealth Education Nature Sustainability Party
(Nicolae Ștefănuță)Independent
SloveniaVesna - Green PartyEGP
Spain SpainRepublican Left of CataloniaEFA
Galician Nationalist BlocEFA
Catalunya en ComúEGP associate member
Més–CompromísEFA
Sweden SwedenGreen PartyEGP

9th European Parliament

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2019–2024)

Greens–European Free Alliance MEPs 2019-2024. Dark green indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light green indicates member states sending a single MEP.
StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPsEuropean UnionTotal
Austria AustriaThe Greens – The Green Alternative
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne)EGP
Belgium BelgiumEcoloEGP
Green
GroenEGP
Czech Republic Czech RepublicCzech Pirate Party
Česká pirátská strana (Piráti)PPEU
Denmark DenmarkGreen Left
Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF)EGP
Finland FinlandGreen League
Vihreä liitto (Vihr)EGP
France FranceEurope Ecology – The Greens
Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV)EGP
Let's Do Corsica
Femu a Corsica (FaC)EFA individual member
Breton Democratic Union
Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh (UDB)EFA
Germany GermanyAlliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Grüne)EGP
Ecological Democratic Party
Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP)EFA individual member
Pirate Party Germany
Piratenpartei Deutschland (Piraten)PPEU
Volt Germany
Volt Deutschland (Volt)Volt Europa
Independent
Nico SemsrottIndependent
Greece GreeceKosmos
ΚόσμοςNone
ItalyTerritorial Equity Movement
Movimento Equità Territoriale (MET)EFA individual member
Independents
Ignazio Corrao, Rosa D'AmatoIndependent
Ireland IrelandGreen Party
Comhaontas GlasEGP
Lithuania LithuaniaLithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga (LVŽS)None
Luxembourg LuxembourgThe Greens
Déi Gréng (DG)EGP
Netherlands NetherlandsGreenLeft
GroenLinks (GL)EGP
Poland PolandIndependent
Sylwia SpurekIndependent
Portugal PortugalIndependent
Francisco GuerreiroIndependent
Romania RomaniaIndependent
Nicolae ȘtefănuțăIndependent
Spain SpainRepublican Left of Catalonia
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)EFA
Galician Nationalist Bloc
Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG)EFA
Sweden SwedenGreen Party
Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)EGP

8th European Parliament

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2014–2019)

StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPs 2014
Austria AustriaThe Greens – The Green AlternativeEGP
Belgium BelgiumEcoloEGP
GreenEGP
Croatia CroatiaORaHFrom 20 April 2016 the MEP Davor Škrlec become independentEGP
Denmark DenmarkSocialist People's PartyEGP
Estonia EstoniaIndrek Tarand (independent)Independent
Finland FinlandGreen LeagueEGP
France FranceEurope Ecology – The GreensFor 2019 it include Benoît Biteau, an independent politicianEGP
Germany GermanyAlliance '90/The GreensEGP
Pirate PartyPPEU
Ecological Democratic PartyNone
Hungary HungaryPolitics Can Be DifferentEGP
Dialogue for HungaryNone
Italy ItalyFederation of the GreensEGP
Latvia LatviaLatvian Russian UnionEFA
Lithuania LithuaniaLithuanian Farmers and Greens UnionNone
Luxembourg LuxembourgThe GreensEGP
Netherlands NetherlandsGreenLeftEGP
Spain SpainRepublican Left of CataloniaUntil 31 December 2011.EFA
Initiative for Catalonia GreensEGP
Coalició CompromísEFA
New Catalan LeftEFA
Slovenia SloveniaVerjamemNone
Sweden SwedenGreen PartyEGP
United Kingdom United KingdomGreen Party of England and WalesEGP
Scottish National PartyEFA
Plaid Cymru – Party of WalesEFA

7th European Parliament

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2009–2014)

StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPs 2009
Austria AustriaThe Greens – The Green AlternativeEGP
Belgium BelgiumEcoloEGP
GreenEGP
EPP-ED]] and from 2014 with ECREFA
Denmark DenmarkSocialist People's PartyEGP
Estonia EstoniaIndrek Tarand (independent)Independent
Finland FinlandGreen LeagueEGP
France FranceThe GreensEGP
Party of the Corsican NationEFA
Germany GermanyAlliance '90/The GreensEGP
Greece GreeceEcologist GreensEGP
Latvia LatviaLatvian Russian UnionEFA
Luxembourg LuxembourgThe GreensEGP
Netherlands NetherlandsGreenLeftEGP
Spain SpainRepublican Left of CataloniaEFA
Initiative for Catalonia GreensEGP
Sweden SwedenGreen PartyEGP
Pirate PartyPPEU
United Kingdom United KingdomGreen Party of England and WalesEGP
Scottish National PartyEFA
Plaid Cymru – Party of WalesEFA

6th European Parliament

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2004–2009)

StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPs 2004
Austria AustriaThe Greens – The Green AlternativeEGP
Belgium BelgiumEcoloEGP
GreenEGP
Denmark DenmarkSocialist People's PartyEGP
Finland FinlandGreen LeagueEGP
France FranceThe GreensEGP
Party of the Corsican NationEFA
Germany GermanyAlliance '90/The GreensEGP
Italy ItalyFederation of the GreensEGP
Latvia LatviaLatvian Russian UnionEFA
Luxembourg LuxembourgThe GreensEGP
Netherlands NetherlandsGreenLeftEGP
Europe TransparentNone
Romania RomaniaLászló Tőkés (independent)Realigned with the EPP since 2009Independent
Spain SpainRepublican Left of CataloniaEFA
Initiative for Catalonia GreensEGP
Sweden SwedenGreen PartyEGP
United Kingdom United KingdomGreen Party of England and WalesEGP
Scottish National PartyEFA
Plaid Cymru – Party of WalesEFA

5th European Parliament

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (1999–2004)

StateNational partyEuropean partyMEPs 1999
Austria AustriaThe Greens – The Green AlternativeEGP
Belgium BelgiumEcoloEGP
GreenEGP
People's UnionEFA
Denmark DenmarkSocialist People's PartyEGP
Finland FinlandGreen LeagueEGP
France FranceThe GreensEGP
Germany GermanyAlliance '90/The GreensEGP
Italy ItalyFederation of the GreensEGP
Ireland IrelandGreen PartyEGP
Luxembourg LuxembourgThe GreensEGP
NetherlandsNetherlandsGreenLeftEGP
Spain SpainEusko AlkartasunaPNV
Basque Nationalist PartyPNV
Andalusian PartyEC
Galician Nationalist BlocEFA
Sweden SwedenGreen PartyEGP
United Kingdom United KingdomGreen Party of England and WalesEGP
Scottish National PartyEFA
Plaid Cymru – Party of WalesEFA

Group leadership

Presidents

The Greens/EFA group is usually co-chaired by 2 presidents, at least one of them must be a woman.

Co-chairpersonTook officeLeft officeCountry
(Constituency)PartyCo-chairpersonTook officeLeft officeCountry
(Constituency)Party
Paul Lannoye[[File:Paul Lannoye.jpg70px]]19992004
(French)[[File:Ecolo Logo.svg50px]]
EcoloHeidi Hautala[[File:Heidi Hautala IF MOW 04-2011.jpg70px]]19992004
Daniel Cohn-Bendit[[File:Daniel Cohn-Bendit (45048897371) (cropped).jpg70px]]20042014[[File:Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen Logo (transparent).svg50px]]
Alliance 90/
The GreensMonica Frassoni[[File:Monica Frassoni 2019.jpg70px]]20042009
Rebecca Harms[[File:Rebecca Harms.jpg70px]]20092016[[File:Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen Logo (transparent).svg50px]]
Alliance 90/
The Greens
Philippe Lamberts[[File:Brexit debate - Philippe Lamberts (Greens EFA, Belgium) (48753084208).jpg70px]]20142024
(French)[[File:Ecolo Logo.svg50px]]
Ecolo
Ska Keller[[File:Ska Keller - Claim the Climate march (cropped).jpg70px]]20162022[[File:Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen Logo (transparent).svg50px]]
Alliance 90/
The Greens
Terry Reintke[[File:BDK_Karlsruhe_Nov_2023_Terry_Reintke_2_cropped.jpg70px]]2022present[[File:Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen Logo (transparent).svg50px]]
Alliance 90/
The Greens
Bas Eickhout[[File:Bas_Eickhout_EuranetPlusSummit2019_(40556671113)_(cropped).jpg70px]]2024present[[File:GroenLinks_logo_(1994–present).svg50px]]
GroenLinks

Bureau

2024–present

Group bureau during the 10th European Parliament.

PositionNameNational PartyEuropean Party
Co-PresidentBas EickhoutNetherlands GroenLinks
Co-PresidentTerry ReintkeGermany The Greens
Treasurer and
Vice-PresidentKira Marie Peter-HansenDenmark Green Left
Vice-PresidentAlice Bah KuhnkeSweden Green Party
Vice-PresidentMarie ToussaintFrance The Ecologists
Vice-PresidentVirginijus SinkevičiusLithuania Union of Democrats
Vice-PresidentIgnazio MarinoItaly Green Europe
Vice-PresidentSergey LagodinskyGermany The Greens
President of
the EFA delegationDiana RibaSpain Republican Left of Catalonia

European Parliament results

Election yearNo. of
overall seats won+/–19992004200920142019 (pre-Brexit)2019 (post-Brexit)2024
48
6
13
5
24
5
16

References

References

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  12. (2024-06-19). "GREENS/EFA Group elects Bas Eickhout and Terry Reintke as Co-Presidents".
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  14. "MEPs by Member State and political group".
  15. "MEPs by Member State and political group".
  16. See the [[2014 European Parliament election]] results.
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  19. [https://election-results.eu/european-results/2019-2024/ "2019 Election Results"] {{Webarchive. link. (27 May 2019 . Election-Results.eu. Retrieved 26 May 2019.)
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