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- 1 2 Democracy in the European Parliament
- 1 2 Political Groups of the European Parliament Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 4 European Parliament profile of Luigi Alberto Colajanni
- 1 2 3 EUL/NGL on Europe Politique
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