Forza Europa (2017)

For the European Parliament group active between 1994 and 1995, see Forza Europa.

Forza Europa (translation: "Forward Europe", FE) is a liberal and pro-Europeanist association in Italy.

Its leader is Benedetto Della Vedova, a long-time Radical politician, who has been member of the European Parliament for the Bonino List (1999–2004), candidate for President of Lombardy (2000), president of the Italian Radicals (2001–2003), founder and president of the Liberal Reformers (2005–2009), member of the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia (2006–2008), The People of Freedom (2008–2011) and Future and Freedom (2011–2013), member of the Senate for Civic Choice (2013–2015) and in the Mixed Group (2015–present), and undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Renzi Cabinet (2014–2016) and Gentiloni Cabinet (2016–present).

FE was originally launched as a pro European Union campaign during a convention in Milan in February 2017. The event saw the participation of leading public figures, including Mario Monti, Francesco Rutelli, Emma Bonino (leader of the Italian Radicals, who had recently parted ways from the Transnational Radical Party), Carlo Scognamiglio (leader of The Liberals), as well as some members of the Civics and Innovators group in the Chamber of Deputies (Gianfranco Librandi, Andrea Mazziotti and Stefano Dambruoso). The campaign soon became a structured association, with an active role played by Della Vedova's inner circle since the years as a Radical (Carmelo Palma and Piercamillo Falasca), and possibly the embryo of a new liberal party, in alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party.

Leadership

• President: Benedetto Della Vedova (2017–present)

External links

• Official website