| European Democratic Union | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | European Democratic Union [1] [2] |
| English abbr. | n/a |
| French abbr. | UDE [3] |
| Formal name | European Democratic Union Group [4] [5] |
| Ideology | Gaullism |
| From | 21 January 1965 [3] |
| To | 16 January 1973 [3] |
| Preceded by | new creation |
| Succeeded by | Group of European Progressive Democrats |
| Chaired by |
Louis Terrenoire (1966),
[6] Jean-Noël de Lipkowski (1967), [5] [6] Raymond Triboulet (1968) [6] |
| MEP(s) | 15 (1965/66) [6] |
The European Democratic Union Group was a Gaullist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1965 and 1973.
History
The French Gaullists split from the Liberal Group on 21 January 1965 [3] and created a new Group called the "European Democratic Union", [1] [2] (not to be confused with the association of Conservative and Christian Democrat parties founded in 1978 called the " European Democrat Union" or "EDU", nor the Conservative Group called the "European Democratic Group" founded in 1979). The Group was renamed on 16 January 1973 [3] to the "Group of European Progressive Democrats" [4] when the Gaullists were joined by the Irish Fianna Fáil.
Sources
- Archive of European Integration [6]
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung [1]
- Europe Politique [3]
- European Parliament MEP Archives [4] [5]
- Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE) via European NAvigator [2]
References
- ^ a b c Political Groups of the European Parliament Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
- ^ a b c d e f UFE on Europe Politique
- ^ a b c European Parliament profile of Christian De La Malène
- ^ a b c European Parliament profile of Jean-Noël de Lipkowski
- ^ a b c d e European Parliament press release 1984 Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine