European Parliament Composition
Changes in parliamentary groups
After the EU election 2019, the following changes in the EU Parliament composition have taken place:
| Group | Gain | Loss |
| EPP |
MEP Sunčana Glavak (1 December 2019) MEP Vlad Nistor (2 December 2019) MEP Christian Sagartz (23 January 2020) MEP Colm Markey (20 November 2020) MEP Ernő Schaller-Baross (10 January 2021) MEP Tom Vandenkendelaere (25 January 2021) | MEP Karoline Edtstadler (6 January 2020) MEP Mairead McGuinness (11 October 2020) MEP József Szájer (1 January 2021) MEP Kris Peeters (11 January 2021) MEP Andrea Bocskor MEP Andor Deli MEP Tamás Deutsch MEP Ádám Kósa MEP András Gyürk MEP Enikő Győri MEP Kinga Gál MEP Lívia Járóka MEP Edina Tóth MEP László Trócsányi MEP Balázs Hidvéghi |
| S&D |
MEP Isabel Estrada Carvalhais (3 September 2019) MEP Nicola Danti (5 September 2019) MEP Cyrus Engerer (5 November 2020) MEP Marc Angel (10 December 2019) MEP Radka Maxová (24 March 2021) |
MEP André Bradford (18 July 2019) MEP Roberto Gualtieri (5 September 2019) MEP Cristian Terheș (12 May 2020) MEP Miriam Dalli (18 October 2020) MEP Nicolas Schmit (30 November 2019)
MEP Richard Corbett MEP Seb Dance MEP Neena Gill MEP Theresa Griffin MEP John Howarth MEP Jackie Jones MEP Jude Kirton-Darling MEP Claude Moraes MEP Rory Palmer MEP Julie Ward MEP Nicola Danti (12 February 2020) MEP Sylwia Spurek (29 September 2020) MEP Kati Piri (30 March 2021) |
| RE |
MEP Barry Andrews MEP Ilana Cicurel MEP Sandro Gozi MEP Bart Groothuis MEP Linea Søgaard-Lidell MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara MEP Nicola Danti (13 February 2020) MEP Vlad Gheorghe (10 November 2020) MEP Alin Mituța (28 December 2020) MEP Emma Wiesner (4 February 2021) MEP Marco Zullo (10 March 2021) |
MEP Catherine Bearder MEP Phil Bennion MEP Jane Brophy MEP Judith Bunting MEP Chris Davies MEP Dinesh Dhamija MEP Barbara Gibson MEP Antony Hook MEP Martin Horwood MEP Shaffaq Mohammed MEP Bill Newton Dunn MEP Lucy Nethsingha MEP Luisa Porritt MEP Caroline Voaden MEP Irina von Wiese MEP Naomi Long MEP Sheila Ritchie MEP Clotilde Armand (3 November 2020) MEP Fredrick Federley (12 December 2020) MEP Cristian Ghinea (22 December 2020) MEP Viktor Uspaskich (20 January 2021) MEP Radka Maxová (23 March 2021) |
| ID |
MEP Andrea Caroppo (9 October 2020) MEP Vincenzo Sofo (22 February 2021) | |
| Greens/EFA |
MEP Manuela Ripa (16 July 2020) MEP Jordi Solé (23 July 2020) MEP Sylwia Spurek (30 September 2020) MEP Sara Matthieu (8 October 2020) |
MEP Scott Ainslie MEP Klaus Buchner (15 July 2020) MEP Petra De Sutter (30 September 2020) |
| ECR |
MEP Emmanouil Fragkos (10 July 2019) MEP Cristian Terheș (13 May 2020) MEP Vincenzo Sofo (23 February 2021) |
MEP Kyriakos Velopoulos (7 July 2019) MEP Daniel Hannan |
| LEFT | MEP Chris MacManus (6 March 2020) | MEP Martin Buschmann (29 January 2020) One Pre-Brexit MEP (31 January 2020) MEP Matt Carthy (9 February 2020) |
| Non-Inscrits |
MEP Martin Buschmann (29 January 2020) MEP Clara Ponsatí (20 February 2020) MEP Andrea Caroppo (9 October 2020) MEP Viktor Uspaskich (21 January 2021) MEP Andrea Bocskor MEP Andor Deli MEP Tamás Deutsch MEP Ádám Kósa MEP András Gyürk MEP Enikő Győri MEP Kinga Gál MEP Lívia Járóka MEP Edina Tóth MEP László Trócsányi MEP Balázs Hidvéghi |
Sorry, bro. Nothing to see here yet. We lack volunteers to fill in our tables but we’re working on it. MEP Marco Zullo (11 March 2021) |
Note: Kati Piri (PvdA-S&D) and Derk Jan Eppink (JA21-ECR) are set to be replaced by Thijs Reuten (PvdA-S&D) and Michiel Hoogeveen (JA21-ECR). However, Thijs Reuten (PvdA-S&D) and Michiel Hoogeveen (JA21-ECR) are not included on the EU Parliament website (2 April 2021).
European People’s Party (EPP)
Chaired by: Manfred Weber
EU Stance: Varies from neutral towards EU integration (for example: 50PLUS Netherlands) to strongly in favour of EU integration (for example: ND Greece) (Chapel Hill Study)
European Parties: European People’s Party (EPP)
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)
Chaired by: Iratxe García Pérez
EU Stance: Varies from neutral to EU integration (PSD Romania) to strongly in favour of EU integration (for example: DK Hungary) (Chapel Hill Study)
European Parties: Party of European Socialists (PES)
Renew Europe (RE)
Chaired by: Dacian Cioloș
EU Stance: Varies from somewhat in favour of EU integration (for example: ANO Czechia) to strongly in favour of EU integration (for example: N Poland) (Chapel Hill Study)
European Parties: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE), European Democratic Party (EDP)
Identity and Democracy (ID)
Chaired by: Marco Zanni
EU Stance: Varies from neutral towards EU integration (for example: Volya Bulgaria) to strongly opposed to EU integration (for example: PVV Netherlands) (Chapel Hill Study)
European Parties: Identity and Democracy Party
The Greens/European Free Alliance (G/EFA)
Chaired by: Ska Keller & Philippe Lamberts
EU Stance: Varies from neutral towards EU integration (for example: PAN Portugal) to strongly in favour of EU integration (for example: GRÜNE Germany) (Chapel Hill Study)
European Parties: European Green Party (EGP), European Free Alliance (EFA)
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
Chaired by: Raffaele Fitto & Ryszard Legutko
EU Stance: Varies from in favour of EU integration (for example: NA Latvia) to strongly opposed to EU integration (for example: FvD Netherlands) (Chapel Hill Study)
European Parties: Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE)
Non-Inscrits (NI)
MEPs who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups
European Parties: Alliance for Peace and Freedom (APF), Initiative of Communists Workers’ Party (INITIATIVE)
Policy Positions
Europe Elects creates a common understanding about elections and referenda. Part of this is that we consistently label national parties with their European group affiliation in order to give readers an orientation about their ideological orientation. This information sheet provides key information about all groups currently represented in the European Parliament.
