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| European Progressive Democrats | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | European Progressive Democrats[1][2] |
| English abbr. | EPD[3] |
| French abbr. | DEP[4] |
| Formal name | Group of European Progressive Democrats[5] |
| From | 16 January 1973[4] |
| To | 24 July 1984[4] |
| Preceded by | European Democratic Union |
| Succeeded by | European Democratic Alliance |
| Chaired by | Christian de La Malène[5] |
| MEP(s) | 22 (July 17, 1979)[6] |
The Group of European Progressive Democrats was a heterogeneous political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1973 and 1984. It was mostly composed of French Gaullists and Irish Fianna Fáil.
History
[edit | edit source]The Gaullists had split from the Liberal Group on 21 January 1965,[4] creating a new Group called the "European Democratic Union".[1][2] The Group was renamed on 16 January 1973[4] as the "Group of European Progressive Democrats"[5] when the Gaullists were joined by the Irish Fianna Fáil until 24 July 1984[4] when they became the "Group of the European Democratic Alliance".[2][5]
The group was never a close alliance. In 1973, the only common platform was on the issues of regionalism, social policy and the Common Agricultural Policy. Fianna Fáil, an Irish nationalist party, was reluctant to identify too closely with the Gaullists, who also had an alliance with the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom at the time.[7]
Composition
[edit | edit source]Members following the 1979 election
[edit | edit source]| Member state | MEPs | Party | MEPs | List of MEP names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
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15[6] | Défence des Intérêts de la France en Europe/Rassemblement pour la République[6] | 15[6] | Vincent F.M. Ansquer,[8] Jean-José Clement,[9] Pierre-Bernard Cousté,[10] Gustave Deleau,[11] Eugène L. Remilly,[12] Marie-Madeleine Dienesch,[13] Louise Weiss,[14] Michel J.-P. Debré,[15] Maurice S.R.C. Druon,[16] Pierre Messmer,[17] Jacques Chirac,[18] Claude L.L.P. Labbé,[19] Alain Y.M. Gillot,[20] Hubert Jean Buchou,[21] Christian De La Malène[5] |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | 5[6] | Fianna Fáil[6] | 5[6] | Sile De Valera,[22] Jerry Cronin,[23] Noel Michael Davern,[24] Seán Flanagan,[25] Patrick Joseph Lalor[26] |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom | 1[6] | Scottish National Party[6] | 1[6] | Winifred M. Ewing[27] |
| Denmark Denmark | 1[6] | Fremskridtspartiet[6][28][29][30][31][32][33] | 1[6] | Kai Nyborg[28] |
Members following the 1984 election
[edit | edit source]The EPD ceased to exist once the European Parliament groupings were established following the 1984 election, as the party changed into the European Democratic Alliance.
| Member state | MEPs | Party | MEPs |
|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
15 | Rally for the Republic | 20 |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | 5 | Fianna Fáil | 8 |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom | 1 | Scottish National Party | 1 |
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung[1]
- "Political Data Handbook: OECD Countries", Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Jan-Erik Lane, David McKay, Kenneth Newton 1997[3]
- Europe Politique[4][6]
- European Parliament MEP Archives[5][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE) via European NAvigator[2]
- Danish Demographic Database, part of the Danish State Archives[29]
- 1999 Election website for Jan Sturm, a candidate for the June Movement[30]
- Website of the Danish June Movement[31]
- Website of the Danish Progress Party[32][33]
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- ^ a b Entry for the "Kænguru-gruppen"/"Kangaroo Group" Archived 2005-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, an association of members of the European Parliament, Commission and Council, intended to promote free movement and security.
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