The European Democratic Union Group was a
Gaullist
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political group
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with seats in the
European Parliament
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between 1965 and 1973.
History
The French
Gaullists
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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
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" 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 (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian ...
.
Sources
Archive of European Integrationref name="AEI003730_1
European Parliament press release 1984Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftungref name="t1s2
Political Groups of the European ParliamentEurope Politiqueref name="t1s8
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European Parliament MEP Archivesref name="t1s33
European Parliament profile of Christian De La Malène/ref>
[European Parliament profile of Jean-Noël de Lipkowski](_blank)
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Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE)
via European NAvigator[Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament](_blank)
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References
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