Non-attached members, (NA, also French: Non-Inscrits in French nɔn‿ɛ̃skʁi/, NI) are members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who do not belong to one of the recognised political groups.
These MEPs may be members of a national party, or of a European political party; however, for a political grouping to be formed in the European Parliament there need to be 23 MEPs from seven different countries. Being part of a group grants access to state funds and committee seats, but the group members must be ideologically tied. Groups of convenience, such as the Technical Group of Independents, previously existed, but are no longer allowed, and the minimum requirements for group formation have been raised, forcing parties and MEPs without ideological similarity to already existing groupings to sit as non-inscrits. Whilst some MEPs who sit as non-inscrits may have similar views and express intention to form new groupings between themselves in the future, non-inscrits as a whole have no specific ties to each other, other than their mutual lack of a political grouping.
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2024–2029).
State | National party | MEPs[1] | ||
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Cyprus | Independent Fidias Panayiotou | Independent | ||
Czech Republic | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy | PEL (observer) | ||
United Democrats – Association of Independents Spojení demokraté - Sdružení nezávislých | None | |||
Germany | Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht | None | ||
The PARTY Die PARTEI | None | |||
Party of Progress Partei des Fortschritts | None | |||
Alternative for Germany Alternative für Deutschland | None | |||
Greece | Communist Party of Greece Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας | ECA | ||
Victory Νίκη | None | |||
Course of Freedom Πλεύση Ελευθερίας | None | |||
Poland | National Movement Ruch Narodowy | None | ||
Confederation of the Polish Crown Konfederacja Korony Polskiej | None | |||
Romania | S.O.S. Romania S.O.S. România | None | ||
Slovakia | Direction – Social Democracy Smer – sociálna demokracia | PES (suspended) | ||
Voice – Social Democracy Hlas – sociálna demokracia | PES (suspended) | |||
Republic Movement Hnutie Republika | None | |||
Spain | The Party Is Over Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF) | None | ||
Total |
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2019–2024).
Prior to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, there were 30 British MEPs who were Non-Inscrits: 29 members of the Brexit Party and 1 member of the Democratic Unionist Party.
The number of Non-Inscrits rose temporarily from 48 at the beginning of the term to 100 between 16 and 20 October 2014 when the EFDD group dissolved following the departure of Latvian MEP Iveta Grigule. The EFDD group was restored when Robert Iwaszkiewicz (KNP, Poland) decided to join it.
On 15 June 2015, 35 Non-Inscrits MEPs and a former EFDD member (Janice Atkinson, excluded from UKIP) formed a new group, named "Europe of Nations and Freedom" (ENF), around Marine Le Pen (FN) and Marcel de Graaff (PVV), later joined on 24 June 2015 by Aymeric Chauprade. The number of Non-Inscrits then fell to 14 on 22 July 2015, when Juan Fernando López Aguilar reintegrated S&D. Aymeric Chauprade left ENF on 9 November 2015. Marcus Pretzell was expelled from ECR before joining the ENF in May 2016, bringing the number of Non-Inscrits to 15. From May 2016 to May 2017 Renato Soru was expelled from S&D after being sentenced for tax evasion. When Steven Woolfe and Diane James left EFDD in October and November 2016 and Alessandra Mussolini left EPP during twelve days in November–December 2016 the number of Non-Inscrits grew to 19 before coming back to 18. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski was expelled from the EPP in March 2017.[3]
Country | National party | MEP | EU party | |
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1 | Independent (elected with DF) | None | ||
1 | National Rally (RN) French: Rassemblement National | EAF / MENF | ||
1 | French: [[Comités Jeanne]] (elected with RN) | APF | ||
1 | Independent (elected with RN) | None | ||
1 | German: [[Die PARTEI]] | None | ||
1 | National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands | APF | ||
2 | Golden Dawn Greek, Modern (1453-);: Χρυσή Αυγή (ΧΑ) Greek, Modern (1453-);: Chrysí Avgí | APF | ||
1 | (elected with ΧΑ) Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πατριωτική Ριζοσπαστική Ένωση (ΠΑΤ.ΡΙ.Ε.) Greek, Modern (1453-);: Patriotikí Rizospastikí Énosi | None | ||
2 | Communist Party of Greece Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (ΚΚΕ) Greek, Modern (1453-);: Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas | INITIATIVE | ||
1 | Jobbik Hungarian: Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom | None | ||
2 | Independent (elected with Jobbik) | |||
1 | Liberty Polish: Wolność | None | ||
1 | Civic Platform (PO) Polish: Platforma Obywatelska | EPP | ||
1 | Independent (elected with PiS) | None | ||
1 | Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | None | ||
2 | Independent (elected with UKIP) | |||
Country | National party[6] | MEP | EU party | |
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1 | Hans-Peter Martin's List | None | ||
2 | formerly Hans-Peter Martin's List | |||
2 | Freedom Party | |||
1 | ||||
1 | Flemish Interest | |||
2 | Attack | |||
3 | Front National | AENM | ||
None | ||||
3 | Jobbik | |||
1 | Northern League | MELD? | ||
1 | formerly Labour | None | ||
3 | Party for Freedom | |||
1 | Article 50 (formerly Party for Freedom) | |||
1 | (formerly Party for Freedom) | |||
2 | Greater Romania Party | |||
1 | New Generation Party – Christian Democratic | |||
1 | Union, Progress and Democracy | |||
2 | British National Party | AENM | ||
None | ||||
1 | Democratic Unionist Party | |||
3 | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | |||
In the 6th European Parliament 23 right-wing NIs briefly formed the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group at the start of 2007, but it collapsed on 14 November 2007 due to internal disagreements.[7] [8]
Country | National party | MEP | EU party | ||
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2 | 1 | Hans-Peter Martin's List (Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin) | Hans-Peter Martin | None | |
1 | Freedom Party | Andreas Mölzer | |||
3 | Flemish Interest | Philip Claeys | |||
Koenraad Dillen | |||||
Frank Vanhecke | |||||
3 | National Union Attack | ||||
Dimitar Stoyanov | |||||
Slavcho Binev | |||||
Desislav Chukolov | |||||
1 | Independent Democrats (Nezávislí demokraté) | Jana Bobošíková | |||
7 | National Front | Bruno Gollnisch | Euronat | ||
Carl Lang | |||||
Jean-Marie Le Pen | |||||
Marine Le Pen | |||||
Fernand Le Rachinel | |||||
Jean-Claude Martinez | |||||
Lydia Schenardi | |||||
3 | 1 | Olive Tree (Uniti nell'Ulivo) | Gianni Rivera | None | |
1 | Social Alternative | Roberto Fiore | |||
1 | Tricolour Flame | Luca Romagnoli | Euronat | ||
2 | League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin) | Sylwester Chruszcz | None | ||
Maciej Giertych | |||||
3 | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (Ľudová strana – Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko) | Peter Baco | |||
Irena Belohorská | |||||
Sergej Kozlík | |||||
4 | 1 | Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister | ADIE | |
1 | formerly UKIP | Ashley Mote | None | ||
1 | Robert Kilroy-Silk | ||||
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Country | National party | MEP | EU party | ||
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2 | Democrats 66 | Suzanne Dekker | none | ||
Aar de Goede |