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
thumb|upright=1.3|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.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
! State
! National party
! colspan=2 |
! MEPs
|-
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| The Greens – The Green Alternative
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| EGP
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|-
| rowspan=2 |
| Ecolo
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| EGP
|
|-
| Green
|
| EGP
|
|-
| Croatia
| We can!
|
| EGP
|
|-
| Czech Republic
| Czech Pirate Party
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| PPEU
|
|-
|
| Green Left
|
| EGP
|
|-
|
| Green League
|
| EGP
|
|-
|
| The Ecologists
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| EGP
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | Germany
| Alliance 90/The Greens
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| EGP
|
|-
| Volt Germany
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| Volt Europa
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|-
|
| Green Europe
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| EGP
|
|-
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| The Progressives
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| EGP
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|-
|
| Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
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| EGP
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|-
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| The Greens
|
| EGP
|
|-
| rowspan=2 |
| GreenLeft
|
| EGP
|
|-
| Volt Netherlands
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| Volt Europa
|
|-
| Romania
| Health Education Nature Sustainability Party<br/>(Nicolae Ștefănuță)
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| Independent
|
|-
|
| Prerod
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| EGP
|
|-
| rowspan=4 | Spain
| Republican Left of Catalonia
|
| EFA
|
|-
| Galician Nationalist Bloc
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| EFA
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|-
| Catalunya en Comú
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| EGP associate member
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|-
| Més–Compromís
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| EFA
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|-
| Sweden
| Green Party
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| EGP
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" |
! colspan=3 style="text-align:right" | Total
!
|}
9th European Parliament
thumb|upright=1.3|Greens–European Free Alliance MEPs 2019-2024. Dark green indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light green indicates member states sending a single MEP.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
! State
! National party
! colspan=2 |
! MEPs
|-
| Austria
| The Greens – The Green Alternative<br/>Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne)
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| EGP
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | Belgium
| Ecolo
|
| EGP
|
|-
| Green<br/>Groen
|
| EGP
|
|-
| Czech Republic
| Czech Pirate Party<br/>Česká pirátská strana (Piráti)
|
| PPEU
|
|-
| Denmark
| Green Left<br/>Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF)
|
| EGP
|
|-
| Finland
| Green League<br/>Vihreä liitto (Vihr)
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| EGP
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | France
| Europe Ecology – The Greens<br/>Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV)
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| EGP
|
|-
| Let's Do Corsica<br/>Femu a Corsica (FaC)
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| EFA individual member
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|-
| Breton Democratic Union<br/>Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh (UDB)
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| EFA
|
|-
| rowspan=5 | Germany
| Alliance 90/The Greens<br/>Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Grüne)
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| EGP
|
|-
| Ecological Democratic Party<br/>Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP)
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| EFA individual member
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|-
| Pirate Party Germany<br/>Piratenpartei Deutschland (Piraten)
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| PPEU
|
|-
| Volt Germany<br/> (Volt)
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| Volt Europa
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| Independent<br/>Nico Semsrott
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| Independent
|
|-
| Greece
| Kosmos<br/>Κόσμος
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| None
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|-
| rowspan=2 |
| Territorial Equity Movement<br />Movimento Equità Territoriale (MET)
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| EFA individual member
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|-
| Independents<br/>Ignazio Corrao, Rosa D'Amato
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| Independent
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|-
| Ireland
| Green Party<br/>Comhaontas Glas
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| EGP
|
|-
| Lithuania
| Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union<br/>Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga (LVŽS)
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| None
|
|-
| Luxembourg
| The Greens<br/>Déi Gréng (DG)
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| EGP
|
|-
| Netherlands
| GreenLeft<br/> GroenLinks (GL)
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| EGP
|
|-
| Poland
| Independent<br/>Sylwia Spurek
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| Independent
|
|-
| Portugal
| Independent<br/>Francisco Guerreiro
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| Independent
|
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| Romania
| Independent<br/>Nicolae Ștefănuță
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| Independent
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | Spain
| Republican Left of Catalonia<br/>Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)
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| EFA
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|-
| Galician Nationalist Bloc<br/>Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG)
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| EFA
|
|-
| Sweden
| Green Party<br/>Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)
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| EGP
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" |
! colspan=3 style="text-align:right" | Total
!
|}
8th European Parliament
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
!State
!National party
! colspan="2" |European alliance
! data-sort-type="number" |MEPs 2014
|-
| Austria
|The Greens – The Green Alternative
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|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Belgium
|Ecolo
|
|EGP
|
|-
|Green
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Croatia
|ORaH
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Denmark
|Socialist People's Party
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Estonia
|Indrek Tarand (independent)
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|Independent
|
|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | Germany
|Alliance '90/The Greens
|
|EGP
|
|-
|Pirate Party
|
|PPEU
|
|-
|Ecological Democratic Party
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|None
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Hungary
|Politics Can Be Different
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|EGP
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|-
|Dialogue for Hungary
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|None
|
|-
| Italy
|Federation of the Greens
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|EGP
|
|-
| Latvia
|Latvian Russian Union
|
|EFA
|
|-
| Lithuania
|Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
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|None
|
|-
| Luxembourg
|The Greens
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Netherlands
|GreenLeft
|
|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | Spain
|Republican Left of Catalonia
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|EFA
|
|-
|Initiative for Catalonia Greens
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|EGP
|
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|Coalició Compromís
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|EFA
|
|-
|New Catalan Left
|
|EFA
|
|-
| Slovenia
|Verjamem
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|None
|
|-
| Sweden
|Green Party
|
|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | United Kingdom
|Green Party of England and Wales
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|EGP
|
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|Scottish National Party
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|EFA
|
|-
|Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales
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|EFA
|
|-
!
! colspan="3" |
!
|}
7th European Parliament
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
!State
!National party
! colspan="2" |European alliance
! data-sort-type="number" |MEPs 2009
|-
| Austria
|The Greens – The Green Alternative
|
|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | Belgium
|Ecolo
|
|EGP
|
|-
|Green
|
|EGP
|
|-
|New Flemish Alliance
|
|EFA
|
|-
| Denmark
|Socialist People's Party
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Estonia
|Indrek Tarand (independent)
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|Independent
|
|-
| Finland
|Green League
|
|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | France
|The Greens
|
|EGP
|
|-
|Party of the Corsican Nation
|
|EFA
|
|-
| Germany
|Alliance '90/The Greens
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Greece
|Ecologist Greens
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Latvia
|Latvian Russian Union
|
|EFA
|
|-
| Luxembourg
|The Greens
|
|EGP
|
|-
| Netherlands
|GreenLeft
|
|EGP
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Spain
|Republican Left of Catalonia
|
|Independent
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Spain
|Republican Left of Catalonia
| 24
|-
!2019 (post-Brexit)
|
| 5
|-
!2024
|
| 16
|}
References
External links
- Members of the group