The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament

What The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament does

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament is a recognized political group within the European Parliament, formed in July 1999 from the merger of The Greens and the European Free Alliance. The group represents 52 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) drawn from 18 countries and 5 regions, alongside Green, Pirate, and parties representing stateless nations and disadvantaged minorities. Its core political agenda covers climate action, social justice, democratic defense, migration, housing, and human rights. The group is co-led by Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout.

The group's core "products" are its digital advocacy platforms. The greens-efa.eu website operates in 12 languages and functions as a multilingual newsroom, policy library, and campaign hub. Adjacent platforms include the act.greens-efa.eu action and petition tool, the Democracy Defence Hub (an anti-authoritarian toolkit developed with D-HUB), the EuropeWelcomes.org interactive map showcasing refugee-welcoming municipalities, and a Press & Media operation staffed by language-specific advisors (EN, DE, FR, IT, ES). Distribution leverages the European Parliament as the primary institutional channel, augmented by Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, events, and earned media. Technology is standard content management and digital campaigning; no proprietary AI, API, or commercial platform is disclosed.

The business model is non-commercial. The Greens/EFA does not sell products or services and has no disclosed revenue. Funding flows through the European Parliament's official group financing mechanism, allocated based on the number of elected MEPs in the group. Its operating geographies span all 27 EU member states, with offices in Brussels (headquarters at Paul Henri Spaak building) and Strasbourg. Customer segments are EU citizens, civil society organizations (NGOs, trade unions, grassroots movements), and the European Parliament as an institutional buyer of legislative advocacy.

Name

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament

Legal name

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament

Website

https://greens-efa.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Greens/EFA is a parliamentary political group in the European Parliament, representing 52 MEPs from 18 EU countries and 5 regions. It advocates for climate action, social justice, democracy, and human rights through legislative work and multilingual digital campaigning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Advocacy and Legislative Representation

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Political Organizations (81394)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Parliamentary/Government Proceedings Channels (MPABAIAL)

Keywords

• European Parliament representation
• Political advocacy
• Climate policy advocacy
• Democratic governance
• Social justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament is a political group comprising 52 MEPs from 18 countries that delivers legislative representation, voting, committee participation, and policy advocacy within the European Parliament on climate, democracy, social justice, housing, and migration. Its core output consists of policy papers, press releases, public campaigns, and coalition work, supported by a multilingual digital presence and citizen engagement tools.

Product overview

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament operates primarily as a political advocacy organization with a digital presence. Their core offering is the website platform (greens-efa.eu) which serves as a unified hub for political communication, news distribution through the Newsroom section, campaign coordination via initiatives like the Democracy Defence Hub and housing policy campaigns, and public engagement tools including the interactive Europe Welcomes Map. The organization does not offer commercial technology products but rather provides advocacy resources, policy publications, and digital tools for political activism and democratic engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greens/EFA Multilingual Website Platform
• Greens/EFA Newsroom
• Democracy Defence Hub
• Europe Welcomes Map (EuropeWelcomes.org)
• Take Action Citizen Engagement Platform
• Beyond Borders Beyond Boundaries Research Study
• Affordable Sustainable and Decent Housing Policy Paper

Quantifiable outcome

• €57 billion yearly housing gap identified that EU and national investment should close
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• D-HUB (Democracy Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD-HUB is a community of democracy defenders committed to working together to defeat authoritarians. They developed the Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit designed to help confront authoritarian tactics head-on, shared in partnership with the Greens/EFA Group. Materials include strategies and plays to counter elected authoritarianism and safeguard democracies.
• SeebrückeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCivil society organization working to build support for welcoming refugees across Europe. Listed as a partner for the Europe Welcomes campaign.
• From the Sea to the CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCivil society organization listed as partner for the Europe Welcomes campaign promoting refugee welcome initiatives.
• Europe Must ActminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCivil society organization listed as partner for the Europe Welcomes campaign.
• Commune HospitalièreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCivil society organization listed as partner for the Europe Welcomes campaign.
• ARCIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian civil society organization partner for the Europe Welcomes campaign.
• Europe CaresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCivil society organization listed as partner for the Europe Welcomes campaign.
• ProfundominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization that co-authored the study 'Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries' commissioned by Greens/EFA on how EU funding is linked to human rights violations in neighboring countries.
• ARCIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian civil rights organization that co-authored the 'Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries' study on EU funding and human rights violations.
• EuroMed RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights organization that co-authored the 'Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries' study on EU border management funding and human rights violations.
• ActionAidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organization that co-authored the 'Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries' study on EU funding and human rights.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Renew Europe: Liberal political group in the European Parliament. Direct peer operating under the same EP group recognition rules, voting in the same plenary, and frequently co-voting or co-negotiating with Greens/EFA.
• European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR): Right-of-centre EP political group. Direct institutional peer sharing the same funding, speaking rights, and committee apparatus, but with opposing policy positions on climate, migration and rule of law.
• Identity and Democracy (ID): Far-right EP political group. Institutional peer operating under identical recognition rules; materially relevant because Greens/EFA's own advocacy (e.g., ESN referral) is targeted against this ideological flank.
• Socialists & Democrats (S&D): Centre-left political group in the European Parliament. Comparable as a peer parliamentary group with identical institutional status, MEP-based funding, and coalition role vis-à-vis Greens/EFA.
• European Free Alliance (EFA): Founding political family of Greens/EFA, representing stateless nations, regions and minorities. Direct organisational peer whose MEPs sit inside the Greens/EFA group, sharing funding and structure.
• European People's Party Group (EPP): The largest centre-right political group in the European Parliament. Directly comparable as a fellow officially recognised EP political group sharing the same funding model, committee infrastructure, and legislative process as Greens/EFA.
• The Left in the European Parliament: Left-wing EP political group (GUE/NGL). Closest policy-adjacent peer, frequently voting with Greens/EFA on social and climate issues, with the same institutional structure and funding model.

Broad incumbents

• European Green Party (EGP): The pan-European party federation of Green parties that supplies many Greens/EFA MEPs. Comparable as the broader political vehicle that feeds into the EP group; broader scope (European Council, national elections) but shares the same ideological platform.

Emerging players

• Pirate Party International: International umbrella for Pirate parties whose MEPs sit within Greens/EFA. A smaller, niche movement with partial overlap on digital rights, transparency and civil liberties — explicitly referenced as a constituency inside the group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GreensEFA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9emZ4AlBYk7tp5zeYfjRfg
• Facebookfacebook.com/greensefa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-greens-efa-in-the-european-parliament
• Instagraminstagram.com/greensefa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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