European Parliament Composition
Changes in parliamentary groups
After the EU election 2019, the following changes in the EU Parliament composition have taken place:
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)