Party groups and policy positions in the European Parliament

• Main Authors: McElroy, Gall, BENOIT, Kenneth
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: European Parliament; expert surveys; party competition; policy positions; Eastern European Studies; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3988; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5246/viewcontent/2007_party_groups_and_policy_positions_EP_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

As the legislative body of the European Union (EU), the European Parliament (EP) comprises 732 elected representatives from over 150 national political parties from 25 member states. At the EP level, these members are affiliated with seven major party groups representing distinct policy positions. H...