Independents for a Europe of Nations explained

Independents for a Europe of Nations
Independents for a Europe of Nations
From:20 December 1996
To:20 July 1999
Precededby:Europe of Nations
Succeededby:Europe of Democracies and Diversities
Englishabbr:I-EN
Frenchabbr:I-EDN
Formalname:Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations
Ideology:Euroscepticism
Chairs:James Goldsmith (20 December 1996 to 12 May 1997)
Jens-Peter Bonde (13 May 1997 to 19 July 1999)
Johannes Blokland (18 September 1997 to 19 July 1999)
Georges Berthu (13 May 1997 to 19 July 1999)
Meps:15 (5 May 1999)

Independents for a Europe of Nations was a Eurosceptic political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1996 and 1999.

History

"Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations" was founded on 20 December 1996, succeeding the Europe of Nations group. Following the 1999 European elections, the Group was reorganised into the "Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities" on 20 July 1999.

MEPs

MEPs in Independents for a Europe of Nations on 14 December 1998 were as follows:

Member stateMEPsPartyMEPsNotes
Denmark4June Movement2Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk, Jens-Peter Bonde
People's Movement against the EU2Ole Krarup, Lis Jensen
France8Majorité pour l'autre Europe8Georges Berthu, Stéphane Buffetaut, Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy, Charles De Gaulle, Edouard C.M.P. Des Places, Françoise Seillier, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Frédéric Striby
Netherlands2SGP - GPV - RPF2Rijk Van Dam, Johannes Blokland
United Kingdom1Ulster Unionist Party1James Nicholson

MEPs in Independents for a Europe of Nations on 4 May 1999 were as follows:

Member stateMEPsPartyMEPsNotes
Denmark4June Movement2Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk, Jens-Peter Bonde
People's Movement against the EU2Ole Krarup, Lis Jensen
France8Majorité pour l'autre Europe8Georges Berthu, Stéphane Buffetaut, Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy, Raymond Chesa, Edouard C.M.P. Des Places, Françoise Seillier, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Frédéric Striby
Netherlands2SGP - GPV - RPF2Rijk Van Dam, Johannes Blokland
United Kingdom1Ulster Unionist Party1James Nicholson

Sources

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4504/ Political Groups of the European Parliament
  2. Web site: INFO. www.europarl.europa.eu.
  3. Web site: News report : 04-05-99. www.europarl.europa.eu.
  4. Web site: Annual accounts (financial reports) and internal financial rules of Political Groups. www.europarl.europa.eu.
  5. Web site: News report : 14-12-98. www.europarl.europa.eu.
  6. Web site: Groupe Indépendance-Démocratie ID. www.europe-politique.eu.
  7. Web site: BBC News - Europe - European parties and groups. news.bbc.co.uk.