European Free Alliance
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| European Free Alliance | |
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| Europäische Freie Allianz Alliance libre européenne Alleanza libera europea Alianza libre europea |
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| President | Nelly Maes |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Woeringenstraat 19-21 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
| Political Ideology | regional-autonomist |
| International Affiliation | none |
| European Parliament Group | European Greens - European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Blue and Grey |
| Website | www.e-f-a.org |
| See also | Politics of the EU |
The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region.
The group has five Members of the European Parliament (MEPs):
- Jillian Evans, Plaid Cymru, Wales
- Ian Hudghton, Scottish National Party, Scotland
- Bernat Joan i Marí, Republican Left of Catalonia, (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya), Catalonia
- Alyn Smith, Scottish National Party, Scotland
- Tatjana Ždanoka, For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilveka Tiesibam Vienota Latvija), Latvia
MEP Ždanoka is an individual affiliate to the EFA group at the European Parliament. Her party is not a member of EFA. EFA is in a joint group with the Greens in the European Parliament: European Greens - European Free Alliance.
In November 2005, Sveriges Television, Sweden's state broadcaster, reported that the June List, with 3 MEPs, were seriously considering changing allegiance in the European Parliament from the eurosceptic/EU-critical Independence and Democracy group to the centre-left European Free Alliance group.
[edit] Participating parties
[edit] Parties with Observer status
| Czech Republic | Moravian Democratic Party | Moravia |
| Romania | Liga Transilvania - Banat | Transylvania |
| Slovakia | Hungarian Federalist Party | Hungarians |
| Spain | Partit Socialista de Mallorca Entesa Nacionalista | Balearic Islands |
[edit] External links
- European Free Alliance website
- European Free Alliance (EFA) Manifesto for the June 2004 European elections
- The Greens-European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament
