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Independents for a Europe of Nations
Independents for a Europe of Nations was a Eurosceptic political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1996 and 1999.
| Independents for a Europe of Nations | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
I-EN logo | |
| Name | Independents for a Europe of Nations |
| English abbr. | I-EN[1] |
| French abbr. | I-EDN[2] |
| Formal name | Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations[1][3] |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism |
| From | 20 December 1996[2] |
| To | 20 July 1999[2] |
| Preceded by | Europe of Nations |
| Succeeded by | Europe of Democracies and Diversities |
| Chaired by | James Goldsmith (20 December 1996 to 12 May 1997)[4] Jens-Peter Bonde (13 May 1997 to 19 July 1999)[5] |
| MEP(s) | 15 (5 May 1999)[8] |
History edit
"Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations"[1][3] was founded on 20 December 1996,[2] 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"[9][10] on 20 July 1999.[2]
MEPs edit
MEPs in Independents for a Europe of Nations on 14 December 1998 were as follows:
| Member state | MEPs | Party | MEPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 4[11] | June Movement[11] | 2[11] | Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk,[11][12] Jens-Peter Bonde[5][11] |
| People's Movement against the EU[11] | 2[11] | Ole Krarup,[11][13] Lis Jensen[11][14] | ||
| France | 8[11] | Majorité pour l'autre Europe | 8[11] | Georges Berthu,[7][11] Stéphane Buffetaut,[11][15] Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy,[11][16] Charles De Gaulle,[11][17] Edouard C.M.P. Des Places,[11][18] Françoise Seillier,[11][19] Dominique F.C. Souchet,[11][20] Frédéric Striby[11][21] |
| Netherlands | 2[11] | SGP - GPV - RPF[11] | 2[11] | Rijk Van Dam,[11][22] Johannes Blokland[6][11] |
| United Kingdom | 1[11] | Ulster Unionist Party[11] | 1[11] | James Nicholson[11][23] |
MEPs in Independents for a Europe of Nations on 4 May 1999 were as follows:
| Member state | MEPs | Party | MEPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 4[8] | June Movement[8] | 2[8] | Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk,[8][12] Jens-Peter Bonde[5][8] |
| People's Movement against the EU[8] | 2[8] | Ole Krarup,[8][13] Lis Jensen[8][14] | ||
| France | 8[8] | Majorité pour l'autre Europe | 8[8] | Georges Berthu,[7][8] Stéphane Buffetaut,[8][15] Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy,[8][16] Raymond Chesa,[8][24] Edouard C.M.P. Des Places,[8][18] Françoise Seillier,[8][19] Dominique F.C. Souchet,[8][20] Frédéric Striby[8][21] |
| Netherlands | 2[8] | SGP - GPV - RPF[8] | 2[8] | Rijk Van Dam,[8][22] Johannes Blokland[6][8] |
| United Kingdom | 1[8] | Ulster Unionist Party[8] | 1[8] | James Nicholson[8][23] |
Sources edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "BBC News - Europe - European parties and groups". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f "Groupe Indépendance-Démocratie ID". www.europe-politique.eu.
- ^ a b c "INFO". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- ^ a b European Parliament archive entry for James Goldsmith (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c d European Parliament archive entry for Jens-Peter Bonde (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c d European Parliament archive entry for Johannes Blokland (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c d European Parliament archive entry for Georges Berthu (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "News report : 04-05-99". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- ^ a b "Annual accounts (financial reports) and internal financial rules of Political Groups". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- ^ a b Political Groups of the European Parliament 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "News report : 14-12-98". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Ole Krarup (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Lis Jensen (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Stéphane Buffetaut (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b European Parliament archive entry for Charles De Gaulle (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Edouard C.M.P. Des Places (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Françoise Seillier (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Dominique F.C. Souchet (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Frédéric Striby (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for Rijk Van Dam (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c European Parliament archive entry for James Nicholson (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b European Parliament archive entry for Raymond Chesa (incl. Membership)