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- 1 2 3 Political Groups of the European Parliament Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 UFE on Europe Politique
- 1 2 3 European Parliament profile of Christian De La Malène
- 1 2 3 European Parliament profile of Jean-Noël de Lipkowski
- 1 2 3 4 5 European Parliament press release 1984 Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine