European Political Parties

A political party at European level is an organisation following a political programme, which is composed of national parties and individuals as members and which is represented in several Member States. As mentioned in the Treaties, 'political parties at European level are important as a factor for integration within the Union. They contribute to forming a European awareness and to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union.'

The main European Political Parties are:

European People's Party
Party of European Socialists
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Greens
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
The Party of the European Left
Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy
European Democratic Party
European Free Alliance
European Alliance for Freedom
Alliance of European National Movements
European Christian Political Movement
EU Democrats

Hyperlinks to the websites of each of the European political parties can be found from the source url.

Note: The Political Groups within the European Parliament are linked to European Political Parties.

• Primary Source

Grants to political parties and foundations http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/en/00264f77f5/Grants-to-political-parties-and-foundations.html

Wikipedia: European political party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_political_party

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