The EP had also taken the initiative on various issues, including setting up committees to investigate alleged illegal activities by the CIA as well as the financial disaster that befell many citizens as result of the collapse of the Equitable Life insurance company in the UK.
Lai Eiropas Parlamentā izveidotu jaunu grupu, tajā jāiesaistās vismaz divdesmit deputātiem no vismaz vienas piektdaļas dalībvalstu, t.i., no sešām dalībvalstīm.