European Democratic Alliance

The European Democratic Alliance 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.[9] The grouping had a generally centre-right outlook, and strongly defended the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.[10]

European Democratic Alliance
European Parliament group
NameEuropean Democratic Alliance[1]
English abbr.EDA[1][2]
French abbr.RDE[3]
Formal nameGroup of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5]
Political positionBig tent
From24 July 1984[3]
To6 July 1995[3]
Preceded byEuropean Progressive Democrats
Succeeded byUnion for Europe
Chaired byJean-Claude Pasty[5]
Christian de La Malène[4]
MEP(s)29 (July 23, 1984)[6]
20 (July 25, 1989)[7]
26 (July 19, 1994)[8]

History

Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats[4] renamed itself on 24 July 1984[3] to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance.[2][4] 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.[5][11][12]

Nomenclature

The name of the group in English is Group of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5] in long form, European Democratic Alliance[1] in short form, and the abbreviation is EDA.[1][2] The equivalents in French are Groupe du Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, and RDE.[3] Those French equivalents are sometimes rendered in English as Union of European Democrats and UED.[13]

Composition

1984–1989
Country Name Ideology MEPs[6][14] Notes
 France Rally for the Republic RPR Gaullism
Liberal conservatism
15 / 434
 Ireland Fianna Fáil Irish republicanism
Conservatism
8 / 434
 France National Centre of Independents and Peasants CNI Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
2 / 434
 Magdeleine Anglade,[15] Philippe Malaud[16]
French Christian Democracy DCF Christian democracy
1 / 434
 Alfred Coste-Floret[17]
Radical Party PR Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
1 / 434
 Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre[18]
Union for French Democracy UDF Liberalism
Christian democracy
1 / 434
 United Kingdom Scottish National Party SNP Scottish nationalism
Social democracy
1 / 434
 Winifred M. Ewing[19]
 Portugal Democratic Renewal Party (1986–1987) PRD Third Way
Populism
1 / 434
 José Medeiros Ferreira

1989–1994
Country Name Ideology MEPs[7] Notes
 France Rally for the Republic RPR Gaullism
Liberal conservatism
12 / 518
 Ireland Fianna Fáil Irish republicanism
Conservatism
6 / 518
 France National Centre of Independents and Peasants CNI Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
1 / 518
 Yvon Briant[20]
 Greece Democratic Renewal DA Conservatism
Economic liberalism
1 / 518
 Dimitrios Nianias[21]

1994–1995
Country Name Ideology MEPs Notes
 France Rally for the Republic RPR Gaullism
Liberal conservatism
14 / 567
 Ireland Fianna Fáil Irish republicanism
Conservatism
7 / 567
 Portugal CDS – People's Party CDS–PP Christian democracy
Conservatism
3 / 567
 was expelled from EPP after rejection of Maastricht treaty[22]
 Greece Political Spring PA National conservatism
Populism
2 / 567

Sources

References
  1. "Democracy in the European Parliament" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. "The development of Political Groups in the European Parliament". CVCE. 1997-10-13. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. "UFE on Europe Politique". Europe-politique.eu. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  4. "European Parliament profile of Christian de La Malène". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  5. "European Parliament profile of Jean-Claude Pasty". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  6. "1984 European Parliament election results at July 23, 1984". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  7. "1989 European Parliament election results at July 25, 1989". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  8. "1994 European Parliament election results at July 19, 1994". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  9. Smith, Julie (1999), Europe's Elected Parliament, Sheffield Academic Press, p. 89
  10. Colin Pilkington (1995). Britain in the European Union Today. Manchester University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7190-4562-2.
  11. "Group names 1999". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  12. Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2011), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 63
  13. b961115.htm on the European Parliament website
  14. Boissieu, Laurent de. "Élections européennes Portugal". Europe Politique (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. "European Parliament profile of Magdeleine Anglade". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  16. "European Parliament profile of Philippe Malaud". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  17. "Alfred COSTE-FLORET". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  18. "European Parliament profile of Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  19. "European Parliament profile of Winifred M. Ewing". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  20. "European Parliament profile of Yvon Briant". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  21. "European Parliament profile of Dimitrios Nianias". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  22. Johansson, Karl Magnus (2002), "European People's Party", European Political Parties between Cooperation and Integration, Nomos, p. 65
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