Forza Europa was a conservative political group that operated in the European Parliament between 1994 and 1995. Most of its MEPs were affiliated with the Forza Italia party of Silvio Berlusconi.
History 27 MEPs from the Italian centre-right party Forza Italia, along with MEPs of the Christian Democratic Centre and the Union of the Centre, were elected in the 1994 European election and formed their own Group, self-referentially called "Forza Europa", on 19 July 1994. The group was unique at the time for being dominated one national-level political party, and being composed of MEPs from a single EU member nation. The group was generally sceptical of European integration.
The group was joined on 15 December 1994 by one MEP of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party,Your MEPs : Archives : Enrico FERRI and one MEP of the Federalists and Liberal Democrats.Your MEPs : Archives : Marilena MARIN
The Group lasted until it merged with the European Democratic Alliance to form the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.
Members Country Name Ideology MEPs Forza Italia FI Liberal conservatismPopulism Italian Democratic Socialist Party PSDI Social democracyEuroscepticism Federalists and Liberal Democrats FLD LiberalismChristian democracy
Sources Democracy in the European Parliament Europe PolitiqueUFE on Europe Politique European Parliament MEP ArchivesEuropean Parliament profile of Giancarlo LigabueEuropean Parliament profile of Jean-Claude Pasty Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament European Parliament 1996 press releasesComposition of the European Parliament 1996-11-11, 1996-01-01, 1995-12-31 and 1994-07-19 European Parliament election website 1999Group names 1999
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