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 and the Irish Fianna Fáil. The grouping had a generally centre-right outlook, and strongly defended the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.

History

Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats renamed itself on 24 July 1984 to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance. The European Democratic Alliance merged with the Forza Europa group to become the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.

Nomenclature

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

MEPs on 23 July 1984

MEPs from 1986 to July 1987

MEPs from July 1987 to July 1989

MEPs on 25 July 1989

MEPs on 1 August 1994