{"id":392,"date":"2013-03-24T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenjean.timreader.co.uk\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2017-06-21T16:58:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T16:58:42","slug":"greens-in-the-european-parliament","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/about-the-european-parliament\/greens-in-the-european-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Greens in the European Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square-280x224.jpg\" alt=\"GreensEFA15-12 cm_EN-square\" width=\"280\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square-280x224.jpg 280w, https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square-580x464.jpg 580w, https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square-310x248.jpg 310w, https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square-82x66.jpg 82w, https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GreensEFA15-12-cm_EN-square.jpg 1770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greens \/ European Free Alliance <\/a>(EFA) is a European parliamentary group made up of Greens and representatives of stateless nations (\u201cregionalists\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>It was formed in July 1999 from the will of two separate and progressive European Political families to co-operate in the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Greens \/ EFA is currently the sixth largest political group in the European Parliament, with 50 MEPs from the following 17 countries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ensuring gender balance is a priority for the group: there are 21 female and 29 male MEPs, while the group also has male and female co-presidents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">For more information on The Greens \/ EFA and its aims and objectives click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Greens in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Green Party aims to create a just, equitable and sustainable society.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenparty.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Party of England and Wales<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\" http:\/\/www.walesgreenparty.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wales Green Party<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishgreens.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Greens<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpartyni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Party In Northern Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greens \/ European Free Alliance (EFA) is a European parliamentary group made up of Greens and representatives of stateless nations (\u201cregionalists\u201d). 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