# Coalition for a Solidary Europe

Coalition for a Solidary Europe (Spanish: Coalición por una Europa Solidaria, CEUS) is an electoral list of regionalist parties that was formed to contest the 2019 and 2024 European Parliament election in Spain. The list is the de facto successor of the Coalition for Europe that ran in the 2014 and 2009 elections. Is formed by the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV), Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC), Proposal for the Isles (El Pi), Geroa Socialverdes and Atarrabia Taldea.

## Composition
### 2019 elections

| Party | Party | Scope |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Country, Navarre |
| Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) | Canary Islands |
| | Canarian Coalition (CCa) | Canary Islands |
| | Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | Canary Islands |
| Commitment to Galicia (CxG) | Commitment to Galicia (CxG) | Galicia |
| Yes to the Future (GBai) | Yes to the Future (GBai) | Navarre |
| | Expanding (Zabaltzen) | Navarre |
| | Villava Group (AT) | Navarre |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Navarre |
| Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) | Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) | Balearic Islands |
| United to Advance (Els Units) | United to Advance (Els Units) | Catalonia |
| Valencian Democrats (DV) | Valencian Democrats (DV) | Valencian Community |

### 2024 elections

| Party | Party | Scope |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Country, Navarre |
| Canarian Coalition (CCa) | Canarian Coalition (CCa) | Canary Islands |
| Yes to the Future (GBai) | Yes to the Future (GBai) | Navarre |
| | Expanding (Zabaltzen) | Navarre |
| | Villava Group (AT) | Navarre |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Navarre |
| | Future Social Greens (GSB/GSV) | Navarre |
| Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) | Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) | Balearic Islands |

## Electoral performance
### European Parliament

European Parliament :
| Election | Leading candidate | Vote | % | Score | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
| 2019 | Izaskun Bilbao | 633,090 | 2.82% | 8th | 1 / 59 | 0 | RE |
| 2024 | Oihane Agirregoitia | 281,064 | 1.63% | 9th | 1 / 61 | 0 | RE |

## History
### Background

The Basque, Catalan and Galician nationalist parties maintained a long alliance in the elections to the European Parliament, which began in 2004 with the Galeusca–Peoples of Europe coalition. In the 2014 European elections, the Basque Nationalist Party, Convergence of Catalonia a federation formed by Convergència and Democratic Union of Catalonia and Commitment to Galicia formed the Coalition for Europe candidacy, along with other peripheral nationalist parties such as the Canary Coalition.

### Formation of the candidacy

On March 15, 2018, the Canarian Coalition (CC-PNC) and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) announced a commitment to repeat their electoral alliance for the European elections the following year.
On January 15, 2019, David Bonvehí, president of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT), successor party to Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, also announced a coalition agreement with the Basque Nationalist Party for the European elections, while endorsing Jordi Turull, politician imprisoned by the Catalan independence process, as hypothetical head of the list. This announcement was replicated by CC, which opposed the entry of the PDeCAT into the coalition, due to the pro-independence positions of the Catalan party. The final break between PNV and PDeCAT occurred after it was announced that Carles Puigdemont would lead a candidacy for the European Parliament. On March 21, the PNV issued a statement ruling out the coalition with the PDeCAT, considering that they proposed an "exclusively Catalan candidacy." Some political analysts also linked the rupture to the ideological differences between the more moderate positions of the Basque nationalists and Puigdemont. The Catalan party United to Advance, successor to the defunct Democratic Union of Catalonia, partner of the previous European coalitions, negotiated its entry into this list and, although it finally ruled it out, created a platform to support the candidacy. Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, historical leader of Union of Catalonia and member of United to Advance, requested a vote for the coalition promoted by the PNV.
On May 6, 2019, the candidacy was officially presented, under the name of the Coalition for a Europe of Solidarity (CEUS). Representatives of all the coalition forces (PNV, CC-PNC, CxG, GBai, El Pi and DV) participated in the event, held in Bilbao.

### Candidacy in 2019

The top eight spots on the list are as follows:
* Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV)
* Luis Padilla (CC-PNC)
* Juan Carlos Piñeiro (CxG)
* Daniel Innerarity (GBai)
* María del Mar Llaneras (El Pi)
* Andoni Aldekoa (EAJ-PNV)
* María Belén González (CC-PNC)
* Lluís Vicent Bertomeu (DV)
Regarding the name of the candidacy, although this coalition has the official name of Coalition for a Solidarity Europe, in certain autonomous communities, as permitted by article 222 of the Organic Law of 5/1985, it is presented with the following names and list heads:
| autonomous community | Denomination | Head of list |
| Andalusia | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Aragon | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Asturias | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Canary Islands | canarias coalition-Canarian Nationalist Party-Coalition for a Solidary Europe (Cca-PNC) | Luis Guillermo Padilla (CC-PNC) |
| Cantabria | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Castilla La Mancha | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Castile and Leon | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Catalonia | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Ceuta | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Valencian Community | Valencian Democrats-Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Lluís Vicent Bertomeu (DV) |
| Extremadura | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Galicia | Commitment to Galicia-Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Juan Carlos Piñeiro (CxG) |
| Balearic Islands | Proposta per les Illes-Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | María del Mar Llaneras (El Pi) |
| La Rioja | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Madrid | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Melilla | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Murcia | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Basque Country | Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea-Basque Nationalist Party-Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Izaskun Bilbao (EAJ-PNV) |
| Navarre | Geroa Bai-Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) | Daniel Innerarity (GBai) |

### Candidacy in 2024

The candidacies proclaimed for the 2024 European Parliament elections were published in the Official State Gazette on May 14, 2024.
The top eight spots on the list are as follows:
* Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (EAJ-PNV).
* Carlos E. Alonso Rodríguez (CCa).
* Amaia Arrizabalaga Idiaquez.
* Jordi Prunes Moya (El Pi).
* Aitana Agirre Loiarte (EAJ-PNV).
* Oswaldo Betancort García]] (CCa).
* Miren Itxaso Soto Diaz de Zerio.
* Caterina Neus Serra Cañellas (El Pi)

## 2019 European Parliament elections

Main article: 2019 European Parliament elections (Spain)
Coalition for a Europe of Solidarity was the eighth candidate by number of votes, obtaining 633,090 votes (2.82%) and one seat.
| Territory | Votes | % | Position |
| Andalusia | 3199 | 0,08 % | < 10º |
| Aragon | 252 | 0,04 % | < 10º |
| Asturias | 434 | 0,08 % | < 10º |
| Canary Islands | 184 936 | 20,75 % | 2º |
| Cantabria | 773 | 0,25 % | 9º |
| Castile and Leon | 1454 | 0,11 % | < 10º |
| Castilla La Mancha | 791 | 0,07 % | < 10º |
| Catalonia | 3546 | 0,10 % | < 10º |
| Ceuta | 98 | 0,30 % | 9º |
| Spain | 633 090 | 2,82 % | 8º |
| Extremadura | 1137 | 0,19 % | 8º |
| Galicia | 6524 | 0,45 % | 9º |
| Madrid | 3523 | 0,11 % | < 10º |
| Valencian Community | 2836 | 0,12 % | < 10º |
| Murcia | 648 | 0,10 % | < 10º |
| La Rioja | 605 | 0,38 % | 8º |
| Balearic Islands | 15 957 | 3,81 % | 7º |
| Melilla | 13 | 0,04 % | < 10º |
| Navarre | 27 146 | 8,00 % | 5º |
| Basque Country | 379 393 | 33,89 % | 1º |
Thanks to these results, Izaskun Bilbao (PNV) was elected.