Rainbow Group (1989–1994) | |
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European Parliament group | |
Name | Rainbow Group (1989–1994) |
English abbr. | RBW [1] |
French abbr. | ARC [2] |
Formal name | Rainbow Group in the European Parliament [2] [3] |
Ideology | Regionalism |
Associated organisations | European Free Alliance |
From | 1989 [2] [4] |
To | 1994 [2] |
Preceded by | Rainbow Group |
Succeeded by | European Radical Alliance |
Chaired by | Jaak Vandemeulebroucke [3] |
MEP(s) | 13 (25 July 1989) [5] |
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