Forza Europa
Encyclopedia
Forza Europa was a centre-right
political group with seats in the European Parliament
between 1994 and 1995.
party, along with MEPs of the Christian Democratic Centre and the former Liberals
of the Union of the Centre, were elected in the 1994 elections and formed their own Group, self-referentially called "Forza Europa", on 19 July 1994.
The group was joined on 15 December 1992 by one MEP of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
and one MEP of the Federalists and Liberal Democrats
.
The Group lasted until they dissolved the Group and merged with the Group of the European Democratic Alliance
to form the "Group Union for Europe
" on July 6, 1995,
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
political group with seats in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
between 1994 and 1995.
History
MEPs from the highly heterogeneous liberal-conservative Forza ItaliaForza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
party, along with MEPs of the Christian Democratic Centre and the former Liberals
Italian Liberal Party
The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution...
of the Union of the Centre, were elected in the 1994 elections and formed their own Group, self-referentially called "Forza Europa", on 19 July 1994.
The group was joined on 15 December 1992 by one MEP of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Italian Democratic Socialist Party
The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian...
and one MEP of the Federalists and Liberal Democrats
Federalists and Liberal Democrats
The Federalists and Liberal Democrats was a federalist and liberal Italian political party.-History:...
.
The Group lasted until they dissolved the Group and merged with the Group of the European Democratic Alliance
European Democratic Alliance
The European Democratic Alliance was a heterogeneous political group in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1995.-History:Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats renamed itself on 24 July 1984 to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance...
to form the "Group Union for Europe
Union for Europe
Group Union for Europe was a conservative political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1995 and 1999.-Members: - Forza Italia, 25 MEPs - Rally for the Republic, 14 MEPs - Fianna Fáil, 7 MEPs - Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party, 3 MEPs - Political Spring, 2...
" on July 6, 1995,