“There are only three European political families represented at all three levels [of the
EU],” the advisory committee wrote in a report, adding that the PES has “prime ministers, the President of the European Council, European Commissioners, and leaders of national parties.”
“The Greens … have fewer ministers, no members of the European Commission, and no
heads of government; consequently, their preliminary consultations carry less weight,” the
report went on.
PRO leader Jesse Klaver joined a PES meeting ahead of the European Council summit in June, alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
What about the MEPs?
European political parties and political groups in the European Parliament are closely
linked, but they are not the same thing.
A PRO spokesperson told POLITICO that the party’s eight MEPs are likely to remain in
their current parliamentary groups: four in the Socialists and Democrats and four
in the Greens/European Free Alliance.
The spokesperson said PRO would likely review the arrangement ahead of the next
European Parliament election in 2029.