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Independence/Democracy European Parliament group

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Name	Independence/Democracy
English abbr.	I/D
French abbr.	I/D
Ideology	Euroscepticism
European parties	Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe, EUDemocrats
From	2004
To	present
Chaired by	Nigel Farage MEP and Kathy Sinnott MEP
MEP(s)	23 (3 May 2008)
Website	http://indemgroup.org/

The Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament was set up on 20 July 2004. It incorporates eurosceptics and eurorealists. The main goal of the Group is to oppose all forms of centralisation. Some members within the group, notably the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), advocate the complete withdrawal of their country from the EU. The group's leaders are Nigel Farage (UKIP) and Kathy Sinnott, who replaced long-time MEP Jens-Peter Bonde (June Movement) in May 2008.

1 Formation
2 Members
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] Formation

After the elections in 2004, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of Junilistan, League of Polish Families, and Combats Souverainistes joined with members of the now defunct Europe of Democracies and Diversities group and, having gathered 28 MEPs, the new group was registered with the European Parliament. The Group is open to Members that subscribe to a Europe of Sovereign Nation States and acknowledge the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and parliamentary democracy.

[edit] Members

The IND/DEM Group comprises 23 Members coming from 9 different countries, as follows.

By country:

Country	National Member	Subgroup	Members
Czech Republic	Independent Democrats	AIDE	1
Denmark	June Movement	EUD	1
France	Movement for France	AIDE	3
Greece	Popular Orthodox Rally	AIDE	1
Netherlands	ChristianUnion	ECPM	1
Netherlands	Reformed Political Party	Independent	1
Poland	Urszula Krupa and Witold Tomczak (LPR)	AIDE	2
Ireland	Kathy Sinnott (Independent)	EUD	1
Sweden	June List	EUD	2
United Kingdom	United Kingdom Independence Party	Independent	10

By faction:

Faction	Members
United Kingdom Independence Party	10
AIDE	7
EUD	4
ECPM	1
Reformed Political Party (Netherlands)	1

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament

v • d • e Political groups of the European Parliament

Far-Right Nationalists	European Right (1984–1989) • European Right (1989–1994) • Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty (2007)

National Conservatives	European Democratic Union (1965–1973) • European Progressive Democrats (1973–1984) • European Democratic Alliance (1984–1995) • Union for Europe (1995–1999) • Union for Europe of the Nations (1999–present)

Christian Democrats/Conservatives	Christian Democrats (1953–1979) • European People's Party (1979–1999) • European Conservatives (1973–1979) • European Democrats (1979–1992) • Forza Europa (1994–1995) • European People's Party–European Democrats (1999–present)

Liberals/Centrists	Liberals and Allies (1953–1976) • Liberals and Democrats (1976–1985) • Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group (1985–1994) • European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (1994–2004) • European Radical Alliance (1994–1999) • Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (2004–present)

Social Democrats	Socialists (1953–1993) • Party of European Socialists (1993–present)

Communists/Far-Left	Communists and Allies (1973–1989) • European United Left (1989–1993) • Left Unity (1989–1994) • European United Left (1994–1995) • European United Left–Nordic Green Left (1995–present)

Greens/Regionalists	Rainbow Group (1984–1989) • Rainbow Group (1989–1994) • Greens (1989–1999) • Greens–European Free Alliance (1999–present)

Eurosceptics	Europe of Nations (1994–1996) • Independents for a Europe of Nations (1996–1999) • Europe of Democracies and Diversities (1999–2004) • Independence/Democracy (2004–present)

Heterogeneous	Technical Group of Independents (1979–1984) • Technical Group of Independents (1999–2001)

Independents	Non-Inscrits (1958–present)