European Conservatives
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| European Conservatives European Parliament group |
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| Name | European Conservatives |
| English abbr. | C[1] |
| French abbr. | n/a |
| Formal name | European Conservative Group[1][2] |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| From | January 16, 1973[3] |
| To | July 17, 1979[3] |
| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | European Democratic Group |
| Chaired by | Kent S. Kirk,[4][5] "Rippon"[5] (Geoffrey Rippon?) |
| MEP(s) | 63 (July 7, 1979) |
The European Conservative Group was a Conservative political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1973 and 1979.
[edit] History
On January 1, 1973 the Community enlarged for the first time to include Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The British Conservative and Danish Conservative parties formed their own group called the European Conservative Group[1] on January 16, 1973.[3]
In the ensuing years, the group collected additional right-of-centre members, and on July 17, 1979[3] it changed its name to the "European Democratic Group".[6][2]
[edit] Sources
- Political Groups of the European Parliament[1]
- Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament[6]
- Europe Politique[3]
- European Parliament MEP Archives[2][4]
- Archive of European Integration[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Political Groups of the European Parliament
- ^ a b c European Parliament profile of James Scott-Hopkins
- ^ a b c d e ED on Europe Politique
- ^ a b European Parliament profile of Kent S. Kirk
- ^ a b c European Parliament press release 1984
- ^ a b Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
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