Independents for a Europe of Nations | |
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European Parliament group | |
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] |
Independents for a Europe of Nations was a Eurosceptic political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1996 and 1999.
"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 in Independents for a Europe of Nations on 14 December 1998 were as follows:
Member state | MEPs | Party | MEPs | Notes |
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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 |
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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] |