Amid a government crisis triggered after Matteo Renzi announced that he would revoke Italia Viva's support to the government of Giuseppe Conte,[1] Europeanists formed on 27 January 2021 as a component of a joint parliamentary group in the Italian Senate (together with MAIE and Democratic Centre), with the aim to support Conte's cabinet.

[7] Among those who voted in support of Conte in the Senate, there were members of the future Europeanists group, like the then-senators of Forza Italia (FI), Andrea Causin and Mariarosaria Rossi, as well as former members of the Five Star Movement (M5S), like Gregorio de Falco (who joined the Democratic Centre,[8] a party led by Bruno Tabacci) and Maurizio Buccarella, and senators from the Associative Movement Italians Abroad (MAIE), like Ricardo Antonio Merlo and Raffaele Fantetti.

[10][11][12] On the following day, the Europeanists group was formed in the Italian Senate (together with MAIE and Democratic Centre) in support of Conte.

[13] The senator of the Democratic Party Tatjana Rojc joined Europeanists in order to allow the formation of the group, while remaining a member of the PD.

[16] On 28 January, the group took part in the consultations with President Sergio Mattarella for the formation of a new cabinet, stressing its support to Conte.