28 March 2012
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Political
composition of the new European Parliament 2004-2009
It been announced at the plenary session of the new
European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg (20 July) that there
are the following political groups:
Situation as at: 20.07.2004: number of MEPs in each group:
EPP-ED Group
of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European
Democrats: 268
Leader
of the group: Hans-Gert Poettering (EPP-ED, DE)
PES Socialist
Group in the European Parliament: 200
Leader
of the group: Martin Schulz (PES, DE)
ALDE Group
of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe: 88
Leader
of the group: Graham Watson (ELDR, UK)
GREENS/EFA Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance:
42
Leader
of the group: Monica Frassoni (Greens/EFA, IT)
EUL/NGL: Confederal
Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left: 41
Leader
of the group: Francis Wurtz (EUL/NGL, FR)
IND/DEM: Independence
and Democracy Group: 37
UEN: Union
for Europe of the Nations Group: 27
Leader
of the group: Cristiana Muscardini (UEN, IT)
NI: Non-attached Members: 29
Total: 732
Socialist group MEP Josep Borrell Fontelles (Spain) was elected
President of the parilament.The European People’s Party
(EPP), consservatives, backed the Spanish MEP on what is called
a “technical agreement”. Borrell will hold the post
for the first half of the five-year presidency term, then hand
over to EPP group leader Hans-Gert Pöttering in mid-2006.
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