# Table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation

The majority of major local or national political parties in Europe have aligned themselves with one of the European political alliances. Some of these are registered as European political parties, while others are political alliances with varying degrees of centralisation.

## History

The first European political parties formed during the 1970s, in the run-up to the first elections of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (adopted in 1976, and taking place for the first time in 1979). European political parties were first mentioned in the 1992 Treaty of Maastricht, stating that "Political parties at European level are important as a factor for integration within the Union. They contribute to forming a European awareness and to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union", thus officially recognising the existence of European political parties.
Until the early 2000s, European parties remained mostly in the shadow of political groups in the European Parliament, which provided them with funding and, often, hosted them.
In November 2003, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted Regulation 2004/2003 "on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding". Regulation 2004/2003 provided the first official definition of European political parties and created a framework for their public funding. With this official definition, Regulation 2004/2003 marked the first distinction between European parties and other political alliances operating at European level.
In 2007, Regulation 1524/2007 updated modalities for the funding of European parties and allowed them to set up affiliated European political foundations, separate entities contributing to the debate on European issues, organising conferences, and carrying out research, and linking like-minded national political foundations. The revised Regulation explicitly allows European parties to finance campaigns conducted for elections to the European Parliament.
In October 2014, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation 1141/2014, which replaced Regulation 2004/2003 and overhauled the framework for European political parties and foundations, including by giving them a European legal status. It also established the Authority for the European political parties and European political foundations (APPF), a standalone entity for the purpose of registering, controlling, and imposing sanctions on European parties and foundations.
In May 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation 2018/673, which amended Regulation 1141/2014 by detailing provisions relating to the registration of political parties and foundations, and transparency regarding political programmes and party logos.

## Political parties in Europe

Parties represented in national parliaments or the European Parliament are generally included in the below chart, while independents were omitted. Great ideological diversity can be found in most European political alliances, and individual country rows may not correspond with the heuristic left-right spectrum commonly used within its own political discourse.
| | PEL | ELA | Stand- alone | EFA | EGP | PES | EDP | ALDE | Stand- alone | EPP | ECR | Patriots | Stand- alone |
| | Leftist | Green Left. | Leftist | Regionalist | Green | Social Dem. | Centre | Lib. Dem. | Centre Lib. Dem. | Centre-right | Conserv. | Right. Pop. National. | Rightist |
| Albania | | | LSI PSD | | | PS† | | | | PD† | PR† | | |
| Andorra | | | Concòrdia | | | PS† | | DA L'A Acció | CC | | | | AE |
| Armenia | | | K՛O | | | ARF† | | BA ANC | KPFD EPA HP | HHK† HE† | BHK | | AM ST OEK |
| Austria | KPÖ | | | EL | GRÜNE | SPÖ | | NEOS | | ÖVP | | FPÖ | STRONACH |
| Azerbaijan | | | VBP | | | | | | MPVHP | | AXC | | YAPAVP |
| Belarus | | | KPB APB | | | | | | | | BPF | | LDPB |
| Belgium | | | PTB-PVDAPC | N-VA | Groen Ecolo | Vooruit PS | LE MCC | Open VLD MR | UF Vivant | CD&V CSP | | VB | Chez Nous |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | SNSD DF | | | SDP† | | NS | NiP NES | SDA† HDZ† PDP† HDZ 1990† | | | SDS† SZBiHSBB |
| Bulgaria | | | ABV | UMO | ZPB Zelenite | BSP BSDP† | | DPS NDSV | | GERB DSB SDS DP | | | Ataka NFSB VMRO BBC |
| Croatia | RF | | | | Možemo! ORaH† | SDP | Reformisti | Centar Fokus HNS–LD† HSLS† GLAS† IDS | HSS HSU PGS NPS RES | HDZ HDS | MOST DOMiNO HS | | DPHSP PiP |
| Cyprus | AKEL† | | | | KOP | EDEK | CA Citizens' Platform | EDI | DIKOΕΚ | DISY | | | |
| Czech Republic | KSČM†Levice | | | MZH | SZ | SOCDEM | SEN21 | | Piráti | TOP 09 KDU–ČSL | ODS | ANO 2011 | SPD Trikolora Svobodní Přísaha |
| Denmark | | EL | ALT | SP | SF | SD | | Venstre RV | LAM | KF K | | | DDDF |
| Estonia | EÜV | | | | EER | SDE | EK | RE | | IRL | | EKRE | PÕLIS EV |
| Finland | | Vas | | AF (Åland) | Vihr | SDP | | Kesk SFP | | KOK KD† | PS | | |
| France | PCF | LFI | PCR MIM MRC PG | MRS (Savoy) EA (Basque Country) UDB (Brittany) PO (Occitania) PNC (Corsica) | EELV | PS | MoDem | MR UDI | LREMAgirLCPRG | LR | DLF | RN | RPF |
| Georgia | | | FG FTP | | | | | Droa† Girchi–MF Lelo FD† Republican† SA | Ahali | UNM† EG† | SKP | | GD APG Girchi PP |
| Germany | DIE LINKE | | BSWTierschutzparteiDKP | BP SSW | GRÜNE | SPD | FREIE WÄHLER | FDP | PIRATENFAMILIE | CDU CSU | WB | | AfDNPD |
| Greece | SYRIZA | | KKEDIMAR | Vinožito | OP | PASOK | EK | | POTAMI | ND | | | XA ANEL |
| Hungary | ISZOMM† | | MKKP MMP | | LMP P† | DK MSZP | UK | Momentum MLP | | TISZA | | Fidesz | JOBBIK KDNP MHM |
| Iceland | | | VG | | | Samf | | BF | FSFPP | | SSF | | |
| Ireland | | | SDSFPBP–S | | GP | Labour | II | FF | | FG | | | Aontú |
| Italy | PRC SI† | | M5S | PPA & SSk (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) UV (Aosta Valley) STF (South Tyrol) | EV | PD PSI | IV | RI +E Azione LDE | CD | FI UdC PATT (South Tyrol) SVP (South Tyrol) | FdI | League | NM |
| Kosovo | | | | | | LVV† | | PDK AKR | | LDK† SL† | | | AAK PD |
| Latvia | | | | LKS† | LZP | SDPS† LSDSP† | | | LZSLRA | V | NA | | RP NSL |
| Liechtenstein | | | FL | | | | | | | | | | FBPVU |
| Lithuania | | | | | | LSDP | | LP LRLS | DK LVŽS | TS-LKD | AWPL | | TT |
| Luxembourg | Lénk | | | | Gréng | LSAP | | DP | PPLU | CSV | ADR | | |
| Malta | | | | | AD+PD | PL | | | | PN | | | |
| Moldova | PCRM | | | | | PDM† | | PL | PLR | PLDM† PPCD† | | | |
| Monaco | | | | | | | | | UPM | | | | UND |
| Montenegro | | | SNPSD | | URA | DPS SDP | | LP CG† | PES DCG | BS† | | | DNP NSD |
| Netherlands | | | SPPvdD | FNP | GL Groenen | PvdA | | VVD D66 | OSF | CDA | | PVV | SGPCU |
| Northern Cyprus | YKP† BKP† | | TDP | | | CTP† | | | | | UBP | | DP |
| North Macedonia | | | BDISPM | | | SDSM† | | LPM LDP | PDShPDP | VMRO-DPNME† | | | NP |
| Norway | | SV | | | MdG | Ap | | Venstre | Sp | Høyre KrF† | | | FrP |
| Poland | | Razem | | RAŚ | Zieloni | NL UP | SD | .N | PL2050UED | PO PSL | PiS | RN | Kukiz'15 NNKKP |
| Portugal | | BE | PCP | | PEV LIVRE | PS | PDR | IL | | MPT PSD CDS | | | |
| Romania | PAS | | UNPR | | | PSD | RO.AS.IT PRO | ALDE | | PNL UDMR PNŢ-CD | M10 | | PMPNR PRU |
| Russia | | | KPRFSR:RPZAPR | | | | | Yabloko | YR | | | | LDPRSPS VR |
| San Marino | | | RETEPS | | | PSD† | RF | | DMLNS | PDCS† | | | |
| Serbia | | | SPS SDSPUPS | LSDV | ZLF | DS† SSP† | | PSG | NPS LDP Nova–D2SP | SNS† VMSZ† | | | DSS POKS Dveri SPO JS |
| Slovakia | | | | | | Smer–SD | | | SDS EDS | KDH SDKÚ-DS SMK-MKP Most–Híd | SaS OKS NOVA | | OĽaNOSNS |
| Slovenia | Levica | | | | Vesna† | SD | DeSUS | | GS | SDS NSi SLS | | | Resni.ca SNS |
| Spain | IU PCE EUiA (Catalonia) Sortu† (Basque Country) | Podemos | SMR | ERC (Catalan Countries) EA (Basque Country) BNG (Galicia) NC† (Canary Islands) | EQUO Comuns† (Catalonia) | PSOE | EAJ (Basque Country) CC (Canary Islands) CxG (Galicia) | Cs | Junts | PP | Vox | | SALF |
| Sweden | | V | FI | | MP | S | | L C | | M KD | SD | | |
| Switzerland | PdA | | CSP | | Grüne | SP† | | FDP | GLP | CVP EVP | | | SVPBDP EDU LT |
| Turkey | Left Party | | | | | CHP† HDP† | | | Good Party | | | | AKP MHP |
| Ukraine | | | PPPUSPUKPU | | | | | | PR VOB | NSNU† NRU† | | | KUN |
| United Kingdom | | | SF (NI)PUP (NI) | SNP PC MK | GPEW SGP GPNI (NI) | Labour SDLP (NI) | | LibDems Alliance (NI) | | | Cons UUP (NI) | | DUP (NI) TUV (NI)UKIP Reform UK |
* Standalone parties with representation in the European Parliament are coloured by the parliamentary group in which they sit. These are:
    EPP S&D (PES) RE GUE/NGL Greens-EFA ECR ID Non-Inscrits
* Standalone parties with representation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (but not the European Parliament) are coloured by the parliamentary group in which they sit in the former. These are:
    EPP PES ALDE ECG EUL Non-Attached
* The "Standalone parties of the political centre" column includes some single-interest parties that claim to draw support from all across the spectrum.
* † indicates the party has observer or associate status within a transnational alliance.
* National parties are sorted by the alignment adopted by the party's leadership; in some cases MEPs have chosen to sit in different groups within the EP.
* The European political alliance Volt Europa is not shown in this table as it has national sections in several European countries; it is currently part of the Greens-European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament.