European United Left (1989–1993)

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European United Left (89-93)
European Parliament group
EUL (89-93) logo
Name European United Left
English abbr. EUL[1]
French abbr. GUE[2][3]
Formal name Group for the European United Left[4]
Ideology Communism
From 25 July 1989[5]
To January 1993[6]
Preceded by Communist and Allies Group
Succeeded by Confederal Group of the European United Left
Chaired by Luigi Alberto Colajanni[4]
MEP(s) 28 (July 25, 1989)

Group for the European United Left was a Communist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1993.

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The Group for the European United Left[4] (EUL) was formed on 25 July 1989.[5]

It consisted of MEPs from the Danish Socialist People's Party, the Italian Communist Party, the United Left of Spain (including the Spanish Communist Party) and the Greek Synaspismos.

EUL collapsed in January 1993[6] when the Italian Communist Party changed its name to Democratic Party of the Left and its MEPs joined the Socialist Group.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Democracy in the European Parliament
  2. ^ a b Political Groups of the European Parliament
  3. ^ a b Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
  4. ^ a b c d European Parliament profile of Luigi Alberto Colajanni
  5. ^ a b c EUL/NGL on Europe Politique
  6. ^ a b c "European Union: Power and Policy-Making" second edition, ISBN 0415221641 Published 2001 by Routledge, edited by Jeremy John Richardson, Chapter 6 "Parliaments and policy-making in the European Union", esp. page 125, "Table 6.2 Party Groups in the European Parliament, 1979-2000"