Independents for a Europe of Nations

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Independents for a Europe of Nations
European parliamentary group

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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]
Johannes Blokland (18 September 1997 to 19 July 1999) [6]

Contents

Georges Berthu (13 May 1997 to 19 July 1999) [7]
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.

Euroscepticism body of criticism of the European Union

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History

"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]

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MEPs

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]

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