EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE


The 'European Free Alliance' ('EFA') is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region.
The group has five Members of the European Parliament (MEPs):

Jillian Evans, Plaid Cymru, Wales

Ian Hudghton, Scottish National Party, Scotland

Mikel Irujo, Eusko Alkartasuna, (Basque Solidarity), Euskal Herria

Alyn Smith, Scottish National Party, Scotland

Tatjana Ždanoka, For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilveka Tiesibam Vienota Latvija), Latvia
MEP Ždanoka is an individual affiliate to the EFA group at the European Parliament. Her party is not a member of EFA. EFA is in a joint group with the Greens in the European Parliament: European Greens - European Free Alliance.
In November 2005, Sveriges Television, Sweden's state broadcaster, reported that the June List, with 3 MEPs, were seriously considering changing allegiance in the European Parliament from the eurosceptic/EU-critical Independence and Democracy group to the centre-left European Free Alliance group.

Contents
Participating parties
Parties with Observer status
References
External links

Participating parties


'Current State(s)''Party''Seeking to
represent'
AustriaEnotna Lista Slovenes
BelgiumPartei Deutschsprachiger Belgier
German speakers
Belgium
Spirit
Flanders
Finland
Ã…lands Framtid
Ã…land
FranceLigue Savoisienne
Savoie
FranceMouvement Région Savoie
Savoie
FrancePartit OccitanOccitania
FrancePartitu di a Nazione CorsaCorsica
FranceUnion démocratique bretonneBrittany
FranceUnion du Peuple AlsacienAlsace
FranceUnitat Catalana Northern Catalonia
Greece
Vinozhito Rainbow Party
Ethnic Macedonians
ItalyLibertà Emiliana-Nazione EmiliaEmilia-Romagna
ItalyLiga Fronte VenetoVeneto
Italy
Partido Sardo d'Azione
Sardinia
ItalySlovenska Skupnost Slovenes
Italy
Union für Südtirol
South Tyrol
LithuaniaLithuanian Polish People's Party Poles
NetherlandsFryske Nasjonale PartijFriesland
PolandRuch Autonomii ÅšlÄ…skaSilesia
Spain
Bloque Nacionalista Galego
Galicia
Spain
Chunta Aragonesista
Aragon
Spain / France
Andorra / Italy
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Catalan Country
Spain / France
Eusko Alkartasuna
Basque Country
SpainPartido AndalucistaAndalusia
United Kingdom
Mebyon Kernow
Cornwall
United Kingdom
Plaid Cymru
Wales
United Kingdom
Scottish National Party
Scotland
Czech RepublicMoravaneMoravia
Bulgaria
Ethnic Macedonians

Parties with Observer status


RomaniaLiga Transilvania - BanatTransylvania
SlovakiaHungarian Federalist Party Hungarians
SpainPartit Socialista de Mallorca Entesa NacionalistaBalearic Islands
GermanyBavaria PartyBavaria
ItalyRenouveau ValdôtainAosta Valley

The Union Valdôtaine, which stood among the Alliance's founders has ceased to take part in its activities and is no longer a member since April 2007.

References


External links



European Free Alliance website

European Free Alliance (EFA) Manifesto for the June 2004 European elections

The Greens-European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament

European Free Alliance Youth EFAY

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