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MEP Christian Allard defends Scotland's attachment to Europe

EFA Member of the European Parliament Christian Allard, from the Scottish National Party (SNP), was born in Dijon (France) and has lived in Scotland for over thirty years where he has worked extensively in the fishing and seafood industries. He became a Member of the Scottish Parliament in 2013 and is passionate about Scotland’s future in Europe.…

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3 July 2019

The European Parliament must act to protect the rights of barred Catalan MEPs

The European Free Alliance urges the European Parliament to protect the political rights of the three MEP-elect Catalan representatives –Oriol Junqueras, Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín– who have been barred from taking their seats by the Spanish judicial authorities, and calls for their recognition as elected members in order to ensure the chamber’s democratic legitimacy.…

Defending a union of peoples: renewed cooperation between EFA party and EFA members in the European Parliament

The European Free Alliance party and the group in the European Parliament will strengthen their cooperation in the coming five years in order to join efforts in the defense of a union of peoples based on the respect for democracy and diversity, which includes cultural, linguistic and minorities rights. EFA party President, Lorena López de…

Alyn Smith elected President of EFA group in the European Parliament

Alyn Smith has today been elected President of the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament. He succeeds Catalan MEP Josep-Maria Terricabras who stood down at the recent European election. An MEP for the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2004, Alyn was recently re-elected to the European Parliament, where he has served as…

EFA parties win 12 seats at European Parliament elections

The European Free Alliance (EFA) will be represented in the next European Parliament by at least 12 elected members of 8 regionalist or nationalist parties from 5 member states, who will be working in the coming five years to build a real Europe of all peoples based on democracy and the respect for diversity and…

Discover the work of the EFA Group in the European Parliament

Summary overview of the work of EFA MEPs in the European Parliament 2014-2019 The European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament is made up of MEPs representing Europe’s stateless nations, regions and minorities. Over the 2014 -2019 Parliamentary term, EFA MEPs have come from Catalonia, Galicia, Latvia, Basque Country, Scotland, Valencia and Wales. The work…