European Democratic Union
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The European Democratic Union Group was a Gaullist
political group with seats in the European Parliament
between 1965 and 1973.
split from the Liberal Group on 21 January 1965 and created a new Group called the "European Democratic Union", (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 to the "Group of European Progressive Democrats" when the Gaullists were joined by the Irish Fianna Fáil
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Gaullism
Gaullism is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Resistance leader then president Charles de Gaulle.-Foreign policy:...
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 1965 and 1973.
History
The French GaullistsGaullist Party
In France, the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. Gaullism claimed to transcend the left/right rift...
split from the Liberal Group on 21 January 1965 and created a new Group called the "European Democratic Union", (not to be confused with the association of Conservative and Christian Democrat parties founded in 1978 called the "European Democrat Union
European Democrat Union
The European Democrat Union is one of the two European wings of the International Democrat Union, along with the European People's Party . Its members include Christian democratic, liberal conservative, and conservative political parties...
" or "EDU", nor the Conservative Group called the "European Democratic Group" founded in 1979). The Group was renamed on 16 January 1973 to the "Group of European Progressive Democrats" when the Gaullists were joined by the Irish Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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Sources
- Archive of European Integration
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
- Europe Politique
- European Parliament MEP Archives
- Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE) via European NAvigatorEuropean NAvigatorEuropean NAvigator was the former name of the digital library on the history of European integration and related institutions. The research project is now online at www.cvce.eu, a website dedicated to European integration studies....