The European Democrats was a loose association of conservative political parties in Europe. It is a political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was also a political group in the European Parliament, until 1992, when it became a subgroup of European People's Party - European Democrats (EPP-ED).
Read more about European Democrats: European Democrats in The European Parliament, European Democrats in PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of The Council of Europe), Sources
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