Europe of Democracies and Diversities
Europe of Democracies and Diversities (EDD) was a Eurosceptic[1][2] political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2004. Following the 2004 European elections, the group reformed as Independence/Democracy (IND/DEM).[1]
| Europe of Democracies and Diversities | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
 EDD logo | |
| Name | Europe of Democracies and Diversities |
| English abbr. | EDD |
| French abbr. | EDD |
| Formal name | Europe of Democracies and Diversities Group |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism |
| From | 20 July 1999 |
| To | 20 July 2004 |
| Preceded by | Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations |
| Succeeded by | Independence/Democracy |
| Chaired by | Jens-Peter Bonde |
| MEP(s) | 16 (20 July 1999) |
| Website | http://www.europarl.eu.int/edd/ |
Members
- June Movement (Denmark), 3 seats
- People's Movement against the EU (Denmark), 1 seat
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition (France), 6 seats
- ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party (Netherlands), 3 seats
- UK Independence Party (United Kingdom), 3 seats
- Combats Souverainistes (France), 1 MEP defected from Rally for France/UEN group in March 2001
- League of Polish Families (Poland), after Poland joined the EU in May 2004
References
- David Phinnemore; Lee McGowan (2013). A Dictionary of the European Union. Routledge. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-135-08127-0. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- Lori Thorlakson (2013). "Federalism and the European party system". In Alexander H. Trechsel (ed.). Towards a Federal Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-317-99818-1.
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