Greens–European Free Alliance
Green political group of the European Parliament
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The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) is a political group of the European Parliament composed primarily of green political parties.[5][6][7]
NameThe Greens/European Free Alliance
English abbr.Greens/EFA[1]
French abbr.Verts/ALE[2]
Formal nameParliamentary Group of The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
| The Greens/European Free Alliance | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
 | |
| Name | The Greens/European Free Alliance |
| English abbr. | Greens/EFA[1] |
| French abbr. | Verts/ALE[2] |
| Formal name | Parliamentary Group of The Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] to left-wing[4] |
| European parties | European Green Party European Free Alliance (minority) |
| From | 1999 |
| Preceded by | The Green Group European Radical Alliance |
| Chaired by | Bas Eickhout Terry Reintke |
| MEP(s) | 53 / 720 |
| Website | greens-efa |
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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10][11]
10th European Parliament
On 19 June 2024, the group elected Bas Eickhout, and re-elected Terry Reintke, as Co-Presidents of the group.[12] On 25 June, the group elected the members of its bureau.[13]
MEPs
10th European Parliament
| State | National party | European alliance | MEPs[14] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | EGP | 2 / 20 | |
 Belgium |
Ecolo | EGP | 1 / 22 | |
| Green | EGP | 1 / 22 | ||
 Croatia |
We can! | EGP | 1 / 12 | |
 Czech Republic |
Czech Pirate Party | PPEU | 1 / 21 | |
 Denmark |
Green Left | EGP | 3 / 15 | |
 Finland |
Green League | EGP | 2 / 15 | |
 France |
The Ecologists | EGP | 5 / 81 | |
 Germany |
Alliance 90/The Greens | EGP | 12 / 96 | |
| Volt Germany | Volt Europa | 3 / 96 | ||
 Italy |
Green Europe | EGP | 4 / 76 | |
 Latvia |
The Progressives | EGP | 1 / 9 | |
 Lithuania |
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" | EGP | 1 / 11 | |
 Luxembourg |
The Greens | EGP | 1 / 6 | |
 Netherlands |
GreenLeft | EGP | 4 / 31 | |
| Volt Netherlands | Volt Europa | 2 / 31 | ||
 Romania |
Health Education Nature Sustainability Party (Nicolae Ștefănuță) |
Independent | 1 / 33 | |
 Slovenia |
Vesna - Green Party | EGP | 1 / 9 | |
 Spain |
Republican Left of Catalonia | EFA | 1 / 61 | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc | EFA | 1 / 61 | ||
| Catalunya en Comú | EGP associate member | 1 / 61 | ||
| Més–Compromís | EFA | 1 / 61 | ||
 Sweden |
Green Party | EGP | 3 / 21 | |
 European Union |
Total | 53 / 720 | ||
9th European Parliament
| State | National party | European alliance | MEPs[15] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
The Greens – The Green Alternative Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) |
EGP | 3 / 19 | |
| Belgium |
Ecolo | EGP | 2 / 8 | |
| Green Groen |
EGP | 1 / 12 | ||
| Czech Republic |
Czech Pirate Party Česká pirátská strana (Piráti) |
PPEU | 3 / 21 | |
| Denmark |
Green Left Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF) |
EGP | 2 / 14 | |
| Finland |
Green League Vihreä liitto (Vihr) |
EGP | 3 / 14 | |
| France |
Europe Ecology – The Greens Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV) |
EGP | 10 / 79 | |
| Let's Do Corsica Femu a Corsica (FaC) |
EFA individual member | 1 / 79 | ||
| Breton Democratic Union Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh (UDB) |
EFA | 1 / 79 | ||
| Germany |
Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Grüne) |
EGP | 21 / 96 | |
| Ecological Democratic Party Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP) |
EFA individual member | 1 / 96 | ||
| Pirate Party Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland (Piraten) |
PPEU | 1 / 96 | ||
| Volt Germany Volt Deutschland (Volt) |
Volt Europa | 1 / 96 | ||
| Independent Nico Semsrott |
Independent | 1 / 96 | ||
 Greece |
Kosmos Κόσμος |
None | 1 / 21 | |
| Italy |
Territorial Equity Movement Movimento Equità Territoriale (MET) |
EFA individual member | 1 / 76 | |
| Independents Ignazio Corrao, Rosa D'Amato |
Independent | 2 / 76 | ||
 Ireland |
Green Party Comhaontas Glas |
EGP | 2 / 13 | |
| Lithuania |
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga (LVŽS) |
None | 2 / 11 | |
| Luxembourg |
The Greens Déi Gréng (DG) |
EGP | 1 / 6 | |
| Netherlands |
GreenLeft GroenLinks (GL) |
EGP | 3 / 29 | |
 Poland |
Independent Sylwia Spurek |
Independent | 1 / 52 | |
 Portugal |
Independent Francisco Guerreiro |
Independent | 1 / 21 | |
| Romania |
Independent Nicolae Ștefănuță |
Independent | 1 / 33 | |
| Spain |
Republican Left of Catalonia Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) |
EFA | 2 / 59 | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG) |
EFA | 1 / 59 | ||
| Sweden |
Green Party Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP) |
EGP | 3 / 21 | |
| European Union |
Total | 72 / 705 | ||
8th European Parliament
7th European Parliament
| State | National party | European alliance | MEPs 2009[18] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | EGP | 2 / 19 | |
| Belgium |
Ecolo | EGP | 2 / 22 | |
| Green | EGP | 1 / 22 | ||
| New Flemish Alliance[B 4] | EFA | 1 / 22 | ||
| Denmark |
Socialist People's Party | EGP | 1 / 13 | |
 Estonia |
Indrek Tarand (independent) | Independent[17] | 1 / 6 | |
| Finland |
Green League | EGP | 2 / 13 | |
| France |
The Greens | EGP | 15 / 74 | |
| Party of the Corsican Nation | EFA | 1 / 72 | ||
| Germany |
Alliance '90/The Greens | EGP | 14 / 99 | |
| Greece |
Ecologist Greens | EGP | 1 / 22 | |
| Latvia |
Latvian Russian Union | EFA | 1 / 9 | |
| Luxembourg |
The Greens | EGP | 1 / 6 | |
| Netherlands |
GreenLeft | EGP | 3 / 26 | |
| Spain |
Republican Left of Catalonia[B 3] | EFA | 1 / 54 | |
| Initiative for Catalonia Greens | EGP | 1 / 54 | ||
| Sweden |
Green Party | EGP | 2 / 20 | |
| Pirate Party | PPEU | 2 / 20 | ||
 United Kingdom |
Green Party of England and Wales | EGP | 2 / 73 | |
| Scottish National Party | EFA | 2 / 73 | ||
| Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales | EFA | 1 / 73 | ||
| European Union |
Total |
55 / 751 | ||
6th European Parliament
| State | National party | European alliance | MEPs 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | EGP | 2 / 19 | |
| Belgium |
Ecolo | EGP | 1 / 24 | |
| Green | EGP | 1 / 24 | ||
| Denmark |
Socialist People's Party | EGP | 1 / 14 | |
| Finland |
Green League | EGP | 1 / 14 | |
| France |
The Greens | EGP | 6 / 78 | |
| Party of the Corsican Nation | EFA | 1 / 78 | ||
| Germany |
Alliance '90/The Greens | EGP | 13 / 99 | |
| Italy |
Federation of the Greens | EGP | 2 / 78 | |
| Latvia |
Latvian Russian Union | EFA | 1 / 9 | |
| Luxembourg |
The Greens | EGP | 1 / 6 | |
| Netherlands |
GreenLeft | EGP | 2 / 23 | |
| Europe Transparent | None | 2 / 23 | ||
| Romania |
László Tőkés (independent)[B 5] | Independent | 1 / 35 | |
| Spain |
Republican Left of Catalonia[B 3] | EFA | 1 / 54 | |
| Initiative for Catalonia Greens | EGP | 1 / 54 | ||
| Sweden |
Green Party | EGP | 1 / 19 | |
| United Kingdom |
Green Party of England and Wales | EGP | 2 / 78 | |
| Scottish National Party | EFA | 2 / 78 | ||
| Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales | EFA | 1 / 78 | ||
| European Union |
Total |
42 / 751 | ||
5th European Parliament
| State | National party | European alliance | MEPs 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | EGP | 2 / 21 | |
| Belgium |
Ecolo | EGP | 3 / 25 | |
| Green | EGP | 2 / 25 | ||
| People's Union | EFA | 2 / 25 | ||
| Denmark |
Socialist People's Party | EGP | 1 / 16 | |
| Finland |
Green League | EGP | 2 / 15 | |
| France |
The Greens | EGP | 9 / 87 | |
| Germany |
Alliance '90/The Greens | EGP | 7 / 99 | |
| Italy |
Federation of the Greens | EGP | 2 / 87 | |
| Ireland |
Green Party | EGP | 2 / 15 | |
| Luxembourg |
The Greens | EGP | 1 / 6 | |
| Netherlands |
GreenLeft | EGP | 2 / 23 | |
| Spain |
Eusko Alkartasuna | PNV | 1 / 63 | |
| Basque Nationalist Party | PNV | 1 / 63 | ||
| Andalusian Party | EC | 1 / 63 | ||
| Galician Nationalist Bloc | EFA | 1 / 63 | ||
| Sweden |
Green Party | EGP | 2 / 22 | |
| United Kingdom |
Green Party of England and Wales | EGP | 2 / 87 | |
| Scottish National Party | EFA | 2 / 87 | ||
| Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales | EFA | 2 / 87 | ||
| European Union |
Total |
48 / 626 | ||
- From 20 April 2016 the MEP Davor Škrlec become independent
- For 2019 it include Benoît Biteau, an independent politician
- Until 31 December 2011.
Group leadership
Presidents
The Greens/EFA group is usually co-chaired by 2 presidents, at least one of them must be a woman.
| Co-chairperson | Took office | Left office | Country (Constituency) |
Party | Co-chairperson | Took office | Left office | Country (Constituency) |
Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lannoye |  |
1999 | 2004 | Belgium (French) |
 Ecolo |
Heidi Hautala |  |
1999 | 2004 | Finland |
 Green League |
| Daniel Cohn-Bendit | _(cropped).jpg) |
2004 | 2014 | Germany |
.svg){kind=spacer} Alliance 90/ The Greens |
Monica Frassoni |  |
2004 | 2009 | Italy (North-West) |
Federation of the Greens |
| Rebecca Harms |  |
2009 | 2016 | Germany |
Alliance 90/ The Greens | ||||||
| Philippe Lamberts | _(48753084208).jpg){kind=small} |
2014 | 2024 | Belgium (French) |
Ecolo | ||||||
| Ska Keller | .jpg) |
2016 | 2022 | Germany |
Alliance 90/ The Greens | ||||||
| Terry Reintke |  |
2022 | present | Germany |
Alliance 90/ The Greens | ||||||
| Bas Eickhout | _(cropped).jpg) |
2024 | present | Netherlands |
.svg){kind=logo} GroenLinks | ||||||
Bureau
2024–present
Group bureau during the 10th European Parliament.[13]
| Position | Name | National Party | European alliance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-President | Bas Eickhout | GroenLinks |
EGP | |
| Co-President | Terry Reintke | The Greens |
EGP | |
| Treasurer and Vice-President |
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen | Green Left |
EGP | |
| Vice-President | Alice Bah Kuhnke | Green Party |
EGP | |
| Vice-President | Marie Toussaint | The Ecologists |
EGP | |
| Vice-President | Virginijus Sinkevičius | Union of Democrats |
EGP | |
| Vice-President | Ignazio Marino | Green Europe |
EGP | |
| Vice-President | Sergey Lagodinsky | The Greens |
EGP | |
| President of the EFA delegation |
Diana Riba | Republican Left of Catalonia |
EFA | |
