Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats#History

{{Short description|Centre-left political group of the European Parliament}}

{{About|the current European Parliament group|the europarty established in 1992|Party of European Socialists}}

{{Infobox European Parliament group

|name = Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats

|title = Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats

|image = S&D.svg

|imagecaption =

|imagewidth = 180px

|image2 = File:PASD logo.jpg

|imagecaption2 = Group logo

|from = 23 June 1953

|to = Present

|precededby =

|succeededby =

|englishabbr =

S&D
(23 June 2009 – present)
{{Collapsible list |title= Older:

|PES{{cite web |url=http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf |title=Democracy in the European Parliament |access-date=18 June 2010}}
(21 April 1993{{cite web |url=http://www.europe-politique.eu/groupe-socialiste-au-parlement-europeen.htm |title=PES on Europe Politique |publisher=Europe-politique.eu |access-date=18 June 2010}} – 22 June 2009)
SOC
(1958{{cite web |url=http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/c/10769716.php |title=Confederation of the Socialist Parties of the European Community Collection |publisher=Iisg.nl |date=7 December 2005 |access-date=18 June 2010}} – 21 April 1993)
S{{cite web |url=http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4504/ |title=Political Groups of the European Parliament |publisher=Kas.de |access-date=18 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517163147/http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4504/ |archive-date=17 May 2011}}
(23 June 1953 – 1958)}}

|frenchabbr = S&D{{cite web |url=http://www.elections2009-results.eu/fr/seats_by_group_fr_txt.html|title=Sièges par groupe politique dans chaque État membre 14 juillet 2009 à 09:00 CEST |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612040354/http://www.elections2009-results.eu/fr/seats_by_group_fr_txt.html |archive-date=12 June 2009 |website=elections2009-results.eu}}
(23 June 2009 – present)
{{Collapsible list |title= Older:

|PSE{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/groups/accounts_en.htm |title=Political Groups Annual Accounts 2001–2006 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=18 June 2010}}
(21 April 1993 – 22 June 2009)
SOC
(1958 – 21 April 1993)
S
(23 June 1953 – 1958)}}

|formalname = {{nobr|Group of the Progressive Alliance}} of Socialists and Democrats
in the European Parliament
(23 June 2009 – present)
{{Collapsible list |title= Older:

|Socialist Group
in the European Parliament{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term5/view.do?language=EN&id=1911 |title=European Parliament profile of Martin Schulz |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=18 June 2010}}
(20 July 2004 – 23 June 2009)
Group of the Party
of European Socialists{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term3/view.do?language=EN&id=1308 |title=European Parliament profile of Pauline Green |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=18 June 2010}}
{{nobr|(21 April 1993 – 20 July 2004)}}

Socialist Group{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term1/view.do?language=EN&id=1475 |title=European Parliament profile of Ernest Glinne |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=18 June 2010}}
(1958 – 21 April 1993)
Group of the Socialists
(23 June 1953 – 1958)}}

|ideology = Social democracy{{refn|{{cite web |url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/eu.html|title=European Union|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|year=2019|access-date=30 May 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608032858/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/eu.html|archive-date=8 June 2017}}{{cite book|author=Marie-Claire Considère-Charondu|chapter=Irish MEPS in an Enlarged Europe|editor=Christophe Gillissen|title=Ireland: Looking East|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QoKaFhA-unwC&pg=PA157|access-date=27 August 2012|year=2010|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-90-5201-652-8|page=157}}}}
Pro-Europeanism

|position = Centre-left{{cite web|url=http://www.demsoc.org/past_projects/openeu/european-parliamentary-groups/progressive-alliance-of-socialists-and-democrats-sd/|title=Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)|publisher=The Democratic Society|access-date=23 September 2018|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530004516/https://www.demsoc.org/past_projects/openeu/european-parliamentary-groups/progressive-alliance-of-socialists-and-democrats-sd/|url-status=dead}}

|europarties = Party of European Socialists

|associated = Progressive Alliance
Socialist International

|chairs = Iratxe García

|meps = {{composition bar|{{MEPcount|S&D}}|720|{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}}}

|website = {{URL|socialistsanddemocrats.eu}}

}}

The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D){{cite web |url=http://www.elections2009-results.eu/en/seats_by_group_en_txt.html|title=Seats by Political Group in Each Member State – Elections, Politics & Social Issues |website=elections2009-results.eu}} is the political group in the European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES).{{cite book|author=Tapio Raunio|chapter=Political Interests: The European Parliament's Party Groups|editor1=John Peterson|editor2=Michael Shackleton|title=The Institutions of the European Union|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oaD01PaTFE0C&pg=PA340|access-date=7 August 2013|year=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-957498-8|page=340}} The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was officially founded as a Socialist Group on 29 June 1953, which makes it the second oldest political group in the European Parliament after the European People's Party Group (EPP Group). It adopted its present-day name on 23 June 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1485397.php/European_socialists_change_name_to_accommodate_Italian_lawmakers_#ixzz0JNicdfdr&C |title=European socialists change name to accommodate Italian lawmakers |website=monstersandcritics.com}} Centre-left in orientation,{{cite book|author=Andreas Staab|title=The European Union Explained, Second Edition: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gePMlsVzZI0C&pg=PA67|access-date=5 August 2013|year=2011|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-00164-1|page=67}} the group mostly comprises social democratic parties and is affiliated with the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International.

Until the 1999 European Parliament elections, it was the largest group in the Parliament, but since then it has always been the second-largest group. During the eighth EU Parliament Assembly, the S&D was the only Parliament group with representation from all 27 EU member states. In the current EU Parliament the S&D is currently composed of {{MEPcount|SD}} members from 25 member states.

In the European Council, eight out of 27 heads of state and government belong to PES parties and in the European Commission, 8 out of 27 Commissioners come from PES parties.

History

The Socialist Group was one of the first three groups to be created when it was founded on 23 June 1953{{cite web |title=Organisation – History – The Socialist Group in The European Parliament|publisher=Europa|url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/history.do?lg=en|access-date=2 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101044119/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/history.do?lg=en|archive-date=1 November 2007}} in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community. The Common Assembly was the predecessor of the European Parliament. A group bureau and secretariat was established in Luxembourg. The group continued through the creation of the appointed Parliament in 1958 and, when the Parliament became an elected body in 1979 following the first European election, the group became the largest in terms of returned MEPs. It has ever since remained the largest or second-largest Group.

In 1987, the Single European Act came into force and the group began co-operating with the European People's Party (EPP) to secure the majorities needed under the cooperation procedure.{{cite web |title=EPPED Chronology – 1981–1990|publisher=EPP-ED Group website|url=http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology05.asp|access-date=7 November 2007}} The left–right coalition between the Socialists and EPP has dominated the Parliament since then.{{cite web|last=Settembri|first=Pierpaolo|title=Is the European Parliament competitive or consensual ... "and why bother"?|url=http://www.fedtrust.co.uk/admin/uploads/FedT_workshop_Settembri.pdf|publisher=Federal Trust|date=2 February 2007|access-date=7 October 2007|archive-date=26 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026181653/http://www.fedtrust.co.uk/admin/uploads/FedT_workshop_Settembri.pdf|url-status=dead}} Further, with some exceptions, the post of President of the Parliament has alternated between the two groups ever since.{{cite web|title=Interview: Graham Watson, leader of group of Liberal Democrat MEPs|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/elections/interview-graham-watson-leader-group-liberal-democrat-meps/article-128543|publisher=Euractiv|date=15 June 2004|access-date=1 November 2007|archive-date=14 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814000107/http://www.euractiv.com/en/elections/interview-graham-watson-leader-group-liberal-democrat-meps/article-128543|url-status=dead}}

Meanwhile, the national parties making up the group were also organising themselves on a European level outside the Parliament, creating the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community in 1974.[http://www.pes.org/content/view/42/69/lang,en/ How does the PES work?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130104554/http://www.pes.org/content/view/42/69/lang,en/ |date=30 January 2009}} The Confederation was succeeded by the Party of European Socialists (PES), in 1992. As a result, the parliamentary group was renamed the Group of the Party of European Socialists on 21 April 1993.

In 1999, the Parliament refused to approve the Santer Commission's handling of the EU budget. Allegations of corruption centred on two PES Commissioners, Édith Cresson and Manuel Marín. The group initially supported the Commission but later withdrew their support, forcing the Commission to resign.{{cite web |last =Ringer |first=Nils F. |title=The Santer Commission Resignation Crisis | publisher=University of Pittsburgh |date=February 2003 |url=http://aei.pitt.edu/2919/01/156.pdf |access-date=7 October 2007}}

The group was renamed again to the Socialist Group in the European Parliament on 20 July 2004, and was given a different logo, to further distinguish the PES group organisation from the PES European political party.

In 2007, the Socialist Group was the second largest group in Parliament, with MEPs from all but two member states, Latvia and Cyprus.{{cite web |title=MEPs by Member State and political group – sixth parliamentary term|publisher=Europa|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert.do?language=EN|access-date=7 November 2007}} However, the 2009 European election saw a reduction in the number of PES MEPs returned from 2004. The group sought additional members in the Democratic Party of Italy, which was not affiliated to the PES in 2009.{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Simon |url=http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2009/06/new-alliance-emerges-in-european-parliament/65180.aspx |title=New alliance emerges in European Parliament | Parliament |publisher=European Voice |access-date=18 June 2010}}{{cite web |title=Franceschini, Ok Alleanza Socialisti e Democratici |url=http://www.agi.it/politica/notizie/200906111208-pol-rt11086-pd_franceschini_da_pse_ok_alleanza_socialisti_e_democratici |access-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618021225/http://www.agi.it/politica/notizie/200906111208-pol-rt11086-pd_franceschini_da_pse_ok_alleanza_socialisti_e_democratici |archive-date=18 June 2009}} By the conclusion of the 2004–2009 parliamentary term, the Democratic Party had 8 MEPs in the Socialist Group (coming from the Democrats of the Left), but also had eight MEPs in ALDE Group (coming from the Daisy). The Democratic Party is a big tent centre-left party, strongly influenced by social democracy and the Christian left, and had MEPs who were former Christian Democrats or had other political views.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.italiannetwork.it/news.aspx?ln=it&id=11154 |title=Italiani All'Estero – Parlamento Europeo – Il Pd Nell'Asde (Alleanza Dei Socialisti E Dei Democratici). Il Cammino E' Cominciato Anche in Europa"/ News/ Italian Network |publisher=Italiannetwork.it |access-date=18 June 2010}} As such, a new and more inclusive group name had to be found.

The group was going to be named Alliance of Socialists and Democrats for Europe (ASDE) but this was seemed too similar to Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).{{cite web |author=Julien Frisch |url=http://julienfrisch.blogspot.com/2009/06/pes-not-to-become-asde.html |title=Julien Frisch: PES not to become ASDE? |publisher=Julienfrisch.blogspot.com |date=17 June 2009 |access-date=18 June 2010}} The name Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was suggested on 18 June by group president Martin Schulz{{cite web |url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/SoleOnLine4/Mondo/2009/06/Schult-democratici-socialisti.shtml?uuid=17223ef4-5c25-11de-be87-6caca1264ef2&DocRulesView=Libero |title=Schulz: «Sì dei socialisti europei al gruppo parlamentare Pse-Pd |publisher=Il Sole 24 ORE |access-date=18 June 2010}} and it was renamed on 23 June 2009. The English abbreviation was initially unclear, being variously reported as PASD,{{cite web |title=PES looks to the PASD |url=https://voxeurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/36591-pes-looks-pasd |website=VoxEurop.eu |date=24 June 2009 |access-date=18 February 2019}} S&D Group{{cite web |url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/public/detail.htm?id=132786§ion=NER&category=NEWS&startpos=0&topicid=-1&request_locale=EN |title=News – Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament |publisher=Socialistgroup.eu:80 |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=18 June 2010 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308121013/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/public/detail.htm?id=132786§ion=NER&category=NEWS&startpos=0&topicid=-1&request_locale=EN |url-status=dead }} or PASDE.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8126360.stm |title=Euro MPs build new alliances |date=2 July 2009 |access-date=18 June 2010 |publisher=BBC News}}{{cite web |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-priorities-2020/news/european-parliament-groups-elect-their-leaders/ |title=European Parliament groups elect their leaders |date=24 June 2009 |publisher=Euractiv.com |access-date=18 February 2019}} Dissatisfaction by Socialist MEPs towards the new name led Martin Schulz to admit that the name was still under consideration and that the group was to be referred to as the "Socialists and Democrats" until a final title was chosen.{{cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/socialists-bid-grab-key-commission-portfolios/article-183727 |title=Socialists bid to grab key Commission portfolios | EU – European Information on EU Treaty & Institutions |publisher=EurActiv.com |access-date=18 June 2010}} On 14 July 2009, the first day of the constitutive session of the 2009–2014 term, the full formal group name was Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and the abbreviation was S&D.

The S&D Group joined the Progressive Alliance upon its official foundation on 22 May 2013{{cite web |title=S&D Group joins new Progressive Alliance – 'the network of progressive forces for the 21st century' |work=Socialists & Democrats |url=https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sd-group-joins-new-progressive-alliance-network-progressive-forces-21st-century |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=18 February 2019}} and is a member of the organisation's board.{{Cite web|url=http://progressive-alliance.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/List-Board-Members.pdf|title=Progressive Alliance Board}} The group was formerly an associated organisation of the Socialist International.[http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931 Progressive Politics For A Fairer World]. Socialist International. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

Presidents of the European Parliament

For presidents of the European Parliament from the group, see President of the European Parliament.

Organisation

The group is led by a President and a Bureau of vice-presidents. There is also a Treasurer and a Secretary General.{{cite web |title=Presentation|publisher=Socialist Group website|url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/presentation.do?lg=en|access-date=7 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101044209/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/presentation.do?lg=en|archive-date=1 November 2007}}

=Presidents of the group=

Presidents of the group include:

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!colspan=2|Chairperson

!Took office

!Left office

!Country
(Constituency)

!Party

Guy Mollet

|70px

|1953

|1956

|{{flag|France}}

|50px
French Section of the Workers' International

Hendrik Fayat

|70px

|1956

|1958

|{{flag|Belgium}}

|50px
Belgian Socialist Party

Pierre-Olivier Lapie

70px

|1958

|1959

|{{flag|France}}

|50px
French Section of the Workers' International

Willi Birkelbach

|70px

|1959

|1964

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Käte Strobel

|1964

|1967

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Francis Vals

|1967

|1974

|{{flag|France}}

|50px
French Section of the Workers' International

Georges Spénale

|1974

|1975

|{{flag|France}}

|50px
Socialist Party

Ludwig Fellermaier

|1975

|1979

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Ernest Glinne

|1979

|1984

|{{flag|Belgium}}
(French)

|50px
Socialist Party

Rudi Arndt

|70px

|1984

|1989

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Jean-Pierre Cot

|70px

|1989

|1994

|{{flag|France}}

|50px
Socialist Party

Pauline Green

|70px

|1994

|1999

|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
(London North)

|50px
Labour Party

Enrique Barón Crespo

|70px

|1999

|2004

|{{flag|Spain}}

|50px
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Martin Schulz

|70px

|2004

|2012

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Hannes Swoboda

|70px

|2012

|2014

|{{flag|Austria}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Martin Schulz

|70px

|2014 (May)

|2014 (June)

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Gianni Pittella

|70px

|2014

|2018

|{{flag|Italy}}
(Southern)

|50px
Democratic Party

Udo Bullmann

|70px

|2018 (March)

|2019

|{{flag|Germany}}

|50px
Social Democratic Party

Iratxe García

|70px

|2019

|present

|{{flag|Spain}}

|50px
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

=2019–2024 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

Following the 2019 European elections, S&D Members elected their new political Bureau made up of the President Iratxe García Pérez, nine vice-presidents and the treasurer. As a consequence of Brexit, British S&D Member Claude Moraes had to resign from his position as vice-president. Marek Belka has been appointed the new vice-president.{{Cite web|url=https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/who-we-are/our-president-and-bureau/bureau|title=Our president & bureau | The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament|date=7 January 2025|website=www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu}}

{{flagicon|Portugal}} Pedro Marques (Portugal),
{{flagicon|Italy}} Elisabetta Gualmini (Italy),
{{flagicon|Croatia}} Biljana Borzan (Croatia),
{{flagicon|Malta}} Alex Agius Saliba (Malta),
{{flagicon|Germany}} Gabriele Bischoff (Germany),
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Heléne Fritzon (Sweden),
{{flagicon|The Netherlands}} Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands),
{{flagicon|Romania}} Rovana Plumb (Romania),
{{flagicon|Poland}} Marek Belka (Poland)

==Treasurer==

{{flagicon|Finland}} Eero Heinäluoma (Finland)

=2014–2019 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the current legislature in 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/martin-schulz-our-future-must-be-built-strong-european-programme-change |title=News – Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament |publisher=Socialistgroup.eu:80 |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=2 July 2014}}

{{flagicon|Romania}} Victor Boștinaru (Romania),
{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Tanja Fajon (Slovenia),
{{flagicon|France}} Isabelle Thomas (France),
{{flagicon|Spain}} Enrique Guerrero Salom (Spain),
{{flagicon|Estonia}} Marju Lauristin (Estonia),
{{flagicon|Austria}} Jörg Leichtfried (Austria),
{{flagicon|Germany}} Knut Fleckenstein (Germany),
{{flagicon|Portugal}} Maria João Rodrigues (Portugal),
{{flagicon|Belgium}} Kathleen Van Brempt (Belgium),

==Treasurer==

{{flagicon|Hungary}} Péter Niedermüller (Hungary)

=2009–2014 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the 2009 legislature:{{cite web |url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu:80/gpes/public/detail.htm?id=132767§ion=NER&category=NEWS&startpos=0&topicid=-1&request_locale=EN |title=News – Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament |publisher=Socialistgroup.eu:80 |date=24 June 2009 |access-date=18 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071938/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/public/detail.htm?id=132767§ion=NER&category=NEWS&startpos=0&topicid=-1&request_locale=EN |archive-date=16 July 2011}}

María Badía i Cutchet (PSOE, Spain) – Communication Policy and Public Relations
Monika Beňová (Smer, Slovakia) – Europe of the Citizens
Véronique De Keyser (PS, Belgium) – Human Rights, Development and International Trade
Stephen Hughes (Labour, United Kingdom) – Economy and Social Policy
Stéphane Le Foll (PS, France) – Budget and Territorial Cohesion
Adrian Severin (PSD, Romania) – Foreign Policy and Defence
Gianluca Susta (PD, Italy) – Agriculture and Fisheries
Hannes Swoboda (SPÖ, Austria) – Parliamentary Affairs and Relations with International Organisations
Marita Ulvskog (SAP, Sweden) – Sustainable Development and Competition

=2004–2009 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

Previous vice-presidents of the group for the 2004–2009 term were as follows:

Harlem Désir (PS, France)
Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSOE, Spain)
Robert Goebbels (LSAP, Luxembourg)
Linda McAvan (Labour Party, UK)
Pasqualina Napoletano (Sinistra Democratica, Italy)
Hannes Swoboda (SPÖ, Austria)
Kristian Vigenin (BSP, Bulgaria)
Jan Marinus Wiersma (PvdA, Netherlands)

==Treasurers==

Current/previous Treasurers of the group are as follows:

Magda Kósáné Kovács (Hungary, MSZP)

=Secretaries General=

Current/previous Secretaries General of the group are as follows:

Manfred Michel (West Germany) c. 1970 – c. 1985
Paolo Falcone (Italy) c. 1986 – 1989
Julian Priestley (UK) 1989–1994
Joan Prat (Spain) 1994–1999 (Deputy Sec Gen Richard Corbett UK)
Christine Verger (France) 1999–2004
David Harley (UK) 2004–2006
Anna Colombo (Italy) 2006–2014
Javier Moreno Sanchez (Spain) 2014–2019
Michael Hoppe (Germany) 2019–2021
Anton Beumer (Netherlands) 2022-

MEPs

= 10th European Parliament =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" ! State ! National party ! colspan=2 \| {{nowrap\|European party}} ! MEPs{{Cite web \|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/table \|title=MEPs by Member State and political group \|access-date=17 July 2024}}
{{flag\|Austria}} \| Social Democratic Party of Austria {{lang\|de\|Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs}} (SPÖ) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|5\|20\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
rowspan=2 \| {{flag\|Belgium}} \| Socialist Party {{lang\|fr\|Parti Socialiste}} (PS) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|22\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
Forward {{lang\|nl\|Vooruit}} \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|22\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Bulgaria}} \| Bulgarian Socialist Party {{lang\|bg\|Българска социалистическа партия}} (БСП) Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya (BSP) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|17\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Croatia}} \| Social Democratic Party of Croatia {{lang\|hr\|Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske}} (SDP) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|4\|12\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Cyprus}} \| Democratic Party {{lang\|el\|Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα}} Dimokratikó Kómma (DIKO) \| {{party color cell\|None}} \| None \| {{composition bar\|1\|6\|{{party color\|None}}}}
{{flag\|Denmark}} \| Social Democrats {{lang\|da\|Socialdemokraterne}} \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|3\|15\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Estonia}} \| Social Democratic Party Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|7\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Finland}} \| Social Democratic Party of Finland {{lang\|su\|Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue}} {{lang\|sv\|Finlands socialdemokratiska parti}} \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|15\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
rowspan=2 \| {{flag\|France}} \| Socialist Party Parti socialiste (PS) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|10\|81\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
Public place Place publique (PP) \| {{party color cell\|None}} \| None \| {{composition bar\|3\|81\|{{party color\|None}}}}
{{flag\|Germany}} \| Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|14\|96\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Greece}} \| Panhellenic Socialist Movement - Movement for Change Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima– Kínima Allagís (PASOK-KINAL) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|3\|21\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Hungary}} \| Democratic Coalition {{lang\|hu\|Demokratikus Koalíció}} \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|21\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Ireland}} \| Labour Party Páirtí an Lucht Oibre \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|1\|14\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
rowspan=2 \| {{flag\|Italy}} \| Democratic Party Partito Democratico (PD) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|21\|76\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
Solidary Democracy Democrazia Solidale (DemoS) \| {{party color cell\|None}} \| None \| {{composition bar\|1\|76\|{{party color\|None}}}}
{{flag\|Latvia}} \| Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa" (SDPS) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|1\|9\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Lithuania}} \| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (LSDP) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|2\|11\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Luxembourg}} \| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party {{lang\|lb\|Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei}} {{lang\|fr\|Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois}} {{lang\|de\|Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei}} (LSAP) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|1\|6\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Malta}} \| Labour Party {{lang\|mt\|Partit Laburista}} (PL) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|3\|6\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Netherlands}} \| Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|4\|31\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Poland}} \| New Left {{lang\|pl\|Nowa Lewica}} \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|3\|53\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Portugal}} \| Socialist Party {{lang\|pt\|Partido Socialista}} (PS) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|8\|21\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
rowspan=2 \| {{flag\|Romania}} \| Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|10\|33\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
Social Liberal Humanist Party {{lang\|ro\|Partidul Umanist Social Liberal}} (PUSL) \| {{party color cell\|None}} \| None \| {{composition bar\|1\|33\|{{party color\|None}}}}
{{flag\|Slovenia}} \| Social Democrats {{lang\|sl\|Socialni demokrati}} (SD) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|1\|9\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Spain}} \| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|20\|60\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
{{flag\|Sweden}} \| Swedish Social Democratic Party Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti (SAP) \| {{party color cell\|Party of European Socialists}} \| PES \| {{composition bar\|5\|21\|{{party color\|Party of European Socialists}}}}
style="text-align:left" \| {{flag\|European Union}} ! colspan=3 style="text-align:right" \| Total ! {{composition bar\|136\|720\|{{party color\|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}}}

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! State

! National party

! colspan=2 | {{nowrap|European party}}

! MEPs{{Cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/table |title=MEPs by Member State and political group |access-date=17 July 2024}}

| Social Democratic Party of Austria
{{lang|de|Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs}} (SPÖ)

| {{party color cell|Party of European Socialists}}

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats#History

History

Presidents of the European Parliament

Organisation

=Presidents of the group=

=2019–2024 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

==Treasurer==

=2014–2019 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

==Treasurer==

=2009–2014 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

=2004–2009 legislature=

==Vice-presidents==

==Treasurers==

=Secretaries General=

MEPs

= 10th European Parliament =

= 9th European Parliament =

= From 6th to 8th European Parliament =

References

External links