Group of the European United Left (1989-1993)
Group of the European United Left (1989-1993) | |
Official abbreviation | GUE |
Members |
28/518 |
Group leader | Luigi Alberto Colajanni |
founding | 1989 |
predecessor | Communist and Allies Group |
resolution | 1993 |
successor | Confederal Group of the European Unitarian Left (1994) |
Alignment | Eurocommunism |
The Group of the European United Left (VEL) was a Eurocommunist group in the European Parliament from 1989 to 1993.
history
After the European elections in 1989 , the previous group of communists and allies split into a group that was more faithful to Moscow, the coalition of the left , and the euro-communist United European Left (VEL). A large part of the 28 MPs at the beginning belonged to the Italian PCI .
In 1991 the PCI dissolved, and a large number of MEPs joined the successor party Partito Democratico della Sinistra (PDS; Party of the Democratic Left). Two MPs joined the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista (PRC; Party of Communist Re-establishment). On January 12, 1993, the 20 PDS members of the parliamentary group of the Social Democratic Party of Europe joined. The VEL fell below the minimum number of members and was dissolved.
The remaining eight MPs remained non-attached . After the European elections in 1994 , the left-wing MEPs came together in the Confederal Group of the European Unitarian Left .
Members
Board
Chairman:
- Luigi Alberto Colajanni
Vice Chairman:
- Antoni Gutierrez Diaz
Treasurer:
- John Iversen (until June 30, 1992)
Member of the board:
- Mihail Papayannakis
- Luciana Castellina (until January 20, 1992)
- Des Geraghty (from March 25, 1992)
- Roberto Speciale (until January 20, 1992)
- Andrea Raggio (until January 20, 1992)
- Proinsias De Rossa (January 21, 1992 to February 7, 1992)