Forza Europa (2017)

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

For the European Parliament group active between 1994 and 1995, see Forza Europa.
Forza Europa
PresidentBenedetto Della Vedova
Vice PresidentAndrea Mazziotti
SecretaryPiercamillo Falasca
Founded31 July 2017 (2017-07-31)
IdeologyLiberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationMore Europe1
Website
www.forzaeuropa.it
1 Part of the centre-left coalition

Its leader and president is Benedetto Della Vedova, an economist and 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 Future and Freedom (2013), Civic Choice (2013–2015) and the Mixed Group (2015–2018), and undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Renzi Cabinet (2014–2016) and Gentiloni Cabinet (2016–2018).

The party took part to the 2018 general election within More Europe (+E).

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