The Green Group in the European Parliament

The Green Group in the European Parliament was a Green political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1999.

The Green Group
European Parliament group
The Green Group logo
Name	The Green Group
English abbr.	G
French abbr.	V
Formal name	The Green Group in the European Parliament
Ideology	Green politics
Associated organisations	European Federation of Green Parties
From	25 July 1989
To	20 July 1999
Preceded by	Rainbow Group
Succeeded by	Greens–European Free Alliance
Chaired by	Maria Amélia Santos, Alexander Langer, Claudia Roth
MEP(s)	30 (25 July 1989), 27 (30 May 1994), 23 (19 July 1994), 27 (5 May 1999), 38 (13 June 1999)

History

In 1989^[1][2] the Rainbow Group split, with the Greens forming a group called "The Green Group in the European Parliament", and the Regionalists remaining within a continuing but diminished Rainbow Group. The Greens and Regionalists stayed within separate parliamentary groups until 1999,^[1][3] when the two Groups reunited under the European Greens–European Free Alliance banner.^[3]

Nomenclature

The group's formal name was "The Green Group in the European Parliament",^[4][5][6] not the "Green Group in the European Parliament". Unlike other groups, "The" was part of the formal name of the group.

External links

• G/EFA on Europe Politique
• Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
• Political Groups of the European Parliament