Forza Europa
Forza Europa was a conservative political group that operated in the European Parliament between 1994 and 1995. Most of its MEPs were affiliated with the Forza [Italia (1994)|Forza Italia] party of Silvio Berlusconi.
History
27 MEPs from the Italian centre-right party Forza Italia, along with MEPs of the Christian [Democratic Centre] and the Union of the Centre, were elected in the 1994 [European Parliament election in Italy|1994 European election] and formed their own Group, self-referentially called "Forza Europa", on 19 July 1994. The group was unique at the time for being dominated one national-level political party, and being composed of MEPs from a single EU member nation. The group was generally sceptical of European integration.The group was joined on 15 December 1994 by one MEP of the Italian [Democratic Socialist Party], and one MEP of the Federalists and Liberal Democrats.
The Group lasted until it merged with the European Democratic Alliance to form the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.