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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Independence_Democracy_logo.svg/130px-Independence_Democracy_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Independence_Democracy_logo.svg/195px-Independence_Democracy_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Independence_Democracy_logo.svg/260px-Independence_Democracy_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="131" data-file-height="116" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Name</th><td class="infobox-data fn org">Independence/Democracy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">English abbr.</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">IND/DEM<sup id="cite_ref-CWU01_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CWU01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IDPrague_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDPrague-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IDDelphi_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDDelphi-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DFA2007_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DFA2007-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">French abbr.</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">IND/DEM</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formal name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament<sup id="cite_ref-IDPrague_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDPrague-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IDDelphi_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDDelphi-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ideology</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_politics" title="Right-wing politics">Right-wing</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/European_political_party" title="European political party">European parties</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/EUDemocrats" class="mw-redirect" title="EUDemocrats">EUDemocrats</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">From</th><td class="infobox-data">20 July 2004<sup id="cite_ref-CWU01_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CWU01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">To</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 2009<br />(de facto)<sup id="cite_ref-EUO28403_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO28403-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCN8129312_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCN8129312-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Democracies_and_Diversities" title="Europe of Democracies and Diversities">Europe of Democracies and Diversities</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Democracy">Europe of Freedom and Democracy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chaired by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hanne_Dahl" title="Hanne Dahl">Hanne Dahl</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEP(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">37<sup id="cite_ref-EP20040720_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EP20040720-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (20–23 July 2004)<br />28<sup id="cite_ref-CWU01_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CWU01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (January 2007)<br />22<sup id="cite_ref-EPINDDEM_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPINDDEM-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (24 June 2008)<br />18<sup id="cite_ref-EU2009EU27_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009EU27-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (11 June 2009, de facto)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://indemgroup.org/">http://indemgroup.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Independence/Democracy</b> (<b>IND/DEM</b>) was a <a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Eurosceptic</a><sup id="cite_ref-PhinnemoreMcGowan2013_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PhinnemoreMcGowan2013-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Thorlakson2013_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thorlakson2013-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Political groups of the European Parliament">political group</a> that operated in the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> between 2004 and 2009. At its height in 2004, it had 37 <a href="/wiki/MEPs" class="mw-redirect" title="MEPs">MEPs</a> and it only existed during the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_European_Parliament" title="Sixth European Parliament">European Parliament's 6th term</a>. It was affiliated with the Eurosceptic <a href="/wiki/Europeans_United_for_Democracy" title="Europeans United for Democracy">Europeans United for Democracy</a> party. </p><p>Ideologically, IND/DEM was strongly opposed to the European Union and positioned on the <a href="/wiki/Radical_right_(Europe)" title="Radical right (Europe)">radical right</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Right-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-wing">right-wing</a> spectrum.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was a very heterogeneous grouping;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it also included parties such as the <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a>, Greek <a href="/wiki/Popular_Orthodox_Rally" title="Popular Orthodox Rally">Popular Orthodox Rally</a>, French <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_France" title="Movement for France">Movement for France</a>, <a href="/wiki/League_of_Polish_Families" title="League of Polish Families">League of Polish Families</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lega_Nord" title="Lega Nord">Lega Nord</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election" title="2009 European Parliament election">2009 European Parliament election</a>, IND/DEM lost many of its MPs and was dissolved in favour of the <a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Democracy">Europe of Freedom and Democracy</a> (EFD). In comparison, EFD was far-right<sup id="cite_ref-:1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> group that was nationalist and more strongly opposed immigration than IND/DEM.<sup id="cite_ref-PhinnemoreMcGowan20132_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PhinnemoreMcGowan20132-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election" title="2004 European Parliament election">2004 European Parliament elections</a> were reported as a good result for Eurosceptic parties.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCN01_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCN01-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IHT20040615_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IHT20040615-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 37 MEPs (33<sup id="cite_ref-Europarl20040720EN_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europarl20040720EN-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 20 July, with four<sup id="cite_ref-Europarl20040721EN_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europarl20040721EN-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> more the next day) from the <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> (UKIP), <a href="/wiki/June_Movement" title="June Movement">June Movement</a> (Denmark), <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_France" title="Movement for France">Movement for France</a> (France), <a href="/wiki/Lega_Nord" title="Lega Nord">Northern League</a> (Italy), <a href="/wiki/ChristianUnion_%E2%80%93_Reformed_Political_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party">ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party</a> (Netherlands), <a href="/wiki/Popular_Orthodox_Rally" title="Popular Orthodox Rally">Popular Orthodox Rally</a> (Greece), <a href="/wiki/June_List" title="June List">June List</a> (Sweden), <a href="/wiki/Independent_Democrats_(Czech_Republic)" title="Independent Democrats (Czech Republic)">Independent Democrats</a> (Czech Republic), the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Polish_Families" title="League of Polish Families">League of Polish Families</a> (Poland) and an Independent MEP from the Republic of Ireland, joined in the first week of the new Parliament to form the Eurosceptic group called "Independence/Democracy" (IND/DEM), succeeding the group called "<a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Democracies_and_Diversities" title="Europe of Democracies and Diversities">Europe of Democracies and Diversities</a>" (EDD) that had existed during the European Parliament's <a href="/wiki/Fifth_European_Parliament" title="Fifth European Parliament">1999–2004 term</a>. </p><p>In the first week, IND/DEM assigned a UKIP MEP to the <a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Women%27s_Rights_and_Gender_Equality" class="mw-redirect" title="Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality">Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality</a>. The MEP, <a href="/wiki/Godfrey_Bloom" title="Godfrey Bloom">Godfrey Bloom</a>, promptly made comments including "No self-respecting small businessman with a brain in the right place would ever employ a lady of child-bearing age" and "I am here to represent Yorkshire women who always have dinner on the table when you get home. I am going to promote men's rights." The remarks engendered outrage from a range of fellow politicians.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC3912205_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC3912205-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One UKIP MEP never made it to IND/DEM. MEP <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Mote" title="Ashley Mote">Ashley Mote</a> was expelled from UKIP<sup id="cite_ref-Times459309_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times459309-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prior to IND/DEM's formation<sup id="cite_ref-BBC3899969_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC3899969-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when it became known that he faced charges for housing benefit fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-Times459309_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times459309-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mote went on to join the far-right <a href="/wiki/Identity,_Tradition,_Sovereignty" title="Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty">Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty</a> group before being convicted in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Times2279582_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times2279582-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Northern League MEPs eventually all left the group after their expulsion from IND/DEM following an incident involving a T-shirt and the <a href="/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy" title="Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy">Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO21153_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO21153-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MEPs from the League of Polish Families also left the group, although not all and not all at once.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO21153_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO21153-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EUO23095_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO23095-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-PM20051219_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM20051219-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having been suspended from UKIP following his arrest on fraud allegations,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC7467318_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC7467318-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MEP <a href="/wiki/Tom_Wise_(politician)" title="Tom Wise (politician)">Tom Wise</a> left IND/DEM in June 2008. </p><p>By 24 June 2008, IND/DEM had 22 MEPs.<sup id="cite_ref-EPINDDEM_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPINDDEM-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election" title="2009 European Parliament election">2009 European Parliament elections</a>, 18<sup id="cite_ref-EU2009EU27_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009EU27-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IND/DEM MEPs from four Member States were elected for the 2009–2014 term (the Seventh European Parliament). The great majority of these seats (thirteen) were from the <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a>, with others being two from the <a href="/wiki/ChristianUnion_%E2%80%93_Reformed_Political_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party">ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party</a> of the Netherlands, two from the <a href="/wiki/Popular_Orthodox_Rally" title="Popular Orthodox Rally">Popular Orthodox Rally</a> of Greece, and one from <a href="/wiki/Libertas_France" title="Libertas France">Libertas France</a>. But that didn't meet the threshold laid down in the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure.<sup id="cite_ref-Rule3020090701_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rule3020090701-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rule2920090406_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rule2920090406-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> So when the Seventh European Parliament started on 14 July 2009, IND/DEM would not qualify as a group. </p><p>On 30 June 2009, it was reported the remnants of IND/DEM were to unite with the remnants of another collapsing group, <a href="/wiki/Union_for_a_Europe_of_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Union for a Europe of Nations">Union for a Europe of Nations</a> (UEN), to create a new group whose official name was not yet determined.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO28394_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO28394-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 July 2009 a press conference was held launching the new group.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO28403_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO28403-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCN8129312_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCN8129312-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ID556_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ID556-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That press conference named the new group <i><a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Democracy">Europe of Freedom and Democracy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO28403_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO28403-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCN8129312_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCN8129312-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IND/DEM had ceased to exist. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subgroups">Subgroups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Subgroups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>IND/DEM was a coalition of MEPs from two distinct wings of Euroscepticism: a reformist subgroup (sometimes referred to as <i>Eurorealists</i>) made up of those MEPs who believed that the EU was essentially desirable if reformed and who supported greater transparency and control over the EU bureaucracy, and a secessionist subgroup consisting of those MEPs (notably UKIP<sup id="cite_ref-PERSSON2007_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PERSSON2007-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) who believed that the EU was inherently wrong even if reformed and who advocated withdrawal from the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-CWU01_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CWU01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CRSRS21998_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRSRS21998-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organisation">Organisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>IND/DEM had a joint political leadership. The group's co-chairs were <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a><sup id="cite_ref-ID8_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ID8-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (UKIP) and <a href="/wiki/Hanne_Dahl" title="Hanne Dahl">Hanne Dahl</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ID8_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ID8-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the latter succeeding <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Sinnott" title="Kathy Sinnott">Kathy Sinnott</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ID8_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ID8-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who in turn succeeded long-time MEP <a href="/wiki/Jens-Peter_Bonde" title="Jens-Peter Bonde">Jens-Peter Bonde</a> (June Movement) on his retirement in May 2008. Farage represented the secessionist subgroup, and Sinnott the reformist subgroup. The leadership was loose, enabling the two subgroups to unite around the broad principles of democracy and transparency<sup id="cite_ref-PERSSON2007_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PERSSON2007-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which were embodied in its statute and to which IND/DEM MEPs were expected to adhere.<sup id="cite_ref-ID16_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ID16-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The day-to-day running of the group was performed by its secretariat, and its secretaries-general were Claudine Vangrunderbeeck and Herman Verheirstraeten.<sup id="cite_ref-ID7_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ID7-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="11_June–1_July_2009"><span id="11_June.E2.80.931_July_2009"></span>11 June–1 July 2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 11 June–1 July 2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG/220px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG/330px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG/440px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="670" /></a><figcaption>IND/DEM percentage of elected MEPs by member state 11 June 2009 (see <a href="/wiki/File:IND-DEM_percentage_map_11_June_2009.PNG" title="File:IND-DEM percentage map 11 June 2009.PNG">description</a> for sources)<br /> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFE0E0; color:black;"> </span> no MEPs</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFA0C0; color:black;"> </span> 1% to 5%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF80C0; color:black;"> </span> 5% to 10%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF40A0; color:black;"> </span> 10% to 20%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C00080; color:white;"> </span> 20% to 30%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#A00040; color:white;"> </span> 30% to 40%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#800000; color:white;"> </span> 40% to 50%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#400000; color:white;"> </span> 50% plus</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </figcaption></figure> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election" title="2009 European Parliament election">2009 European Parliament elections</a>, 18<sup id="cite_ref-EU2009EU27_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009EU27-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IND/DEM MEPs (too few for a viable group) were elected as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th colspan="3">Name </th> <th>Ideology </th> <th><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">MEPs</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <th style="background:#6D3177"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a><sup id="cite_ref-EU2009UK_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009UK-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>UKIP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/British_nationalism" title="British nationalism">British nationalism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">13 / 72</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <th style="background:#2c296e"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Libertas_France" title="Libertas France">Libertas France</a><sup id="cite_ref-EU2009FR_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009FR-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Libertas </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Populism" title="Populism">Populism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 72</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2c296e; width: 1%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <th style="background:#00a7eb"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/ChristenUnie-SGP" class="mw-redirect" title="ChristenUnie-SGP">Christian Union–SGP</a><sup id="cite_ref-EU2009ND_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009ND-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>CU–SGP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_democracy" title="Christian democracy">Christian democracy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 25</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #00a7eb; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </td> <th style="background:#000080"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Popular_Orthodox_Rally" title="Popular Orthodox Rally">Popular Orthodox Rally</a><sup id="cite_ref-EU2009GR_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU2009GR-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>LAOS </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Religious_conservatism" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious conservatism">Religious conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 22</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #000080; width: 9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="24_July_2008–11_June_2009"><span id="24_July_2008.E2.80.9311_June_2009"></span>24 July 2008–11 June 2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 24 July 2008–11 June 2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>IND/DEM member parties as of 24 July 2008 were as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th colspan="3">Name </th> <th>Ideology </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <th style="background:#6D3177"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> </td> <td>UKIP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/British_nationalism" title="British nationalism">British nationalism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <th style="background:#7A6CEA"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_France" title="Movement for France">Movement for France</a> </td> <td>MPF </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservatism" title="Conservatism">Conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/French_nationalism" title="French nationalism">French nationalism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <th style="background:#00a7eb"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/ChristenUnie-SGP" class="mw-redirect" title="ChristenUnie-SGP">Christian Union–SGP</a> </td> <td>CU–SGP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_democracy" title="Christian democracy">Christian democracy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </td> <th style="background:#000080"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Popular_Orthodox_Rally" title="Popular Orthodox Rally">Popular Orthodox Rally</a> </td> <td>LAOS </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Religious_conservatism" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious conservatism">Religious conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <th style="background:#AAF0D1"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/June_Movement" title="June Movement">June Movement</a> </td> <td>JB </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Social_liberalism" title="Social liberalism">Social liberalism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <th style="background:#FF9900"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/June_List" title="June List">June List</a> </td> <td>jl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Populism" title="Populism">Populism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </td> <th style="background:darkgreen"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_Democrats_(Czech_Republic)" title="Independent Democrats (Czech Republic)">Independent Democrats</a> </td> <td>NEZDEM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Populism" title="Populism">Populism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td> <th style="background:#2DA0D2"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/League_of_Polish_Families" title="League of Polish Families">League of Polish Families</a> </td> <td>LPR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_conservatism" title="National conservatism">National conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Political_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Political Catholicism">Political Catholicism</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_by_country_at_December_2007">Membership by country at December 2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Membership by country at December 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG/220px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG/330px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG/440px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="670" /></a><figcaption>IND/DEM percentage of MEPs by member state December 2007 (see <a href="/wiki/File:IND-DEM_percentage_map_December_2007.PNG" title="File:IND-DEM percentage map December 2007.PNG">description</a> for sources)<br /> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFE0E0; color:black;"> </span> no MEPs</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFA0C0; color:black;"> </span> 1% to 5%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF80C0; color:black;"> </span> 5% to 10%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF40A0; color:black;"> </span> 10% to 20%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C00080; color:white;"> </span> 20% to 30%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#A00040; color:white;"> </span> 30% to 40%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#800000; color:white;"> </span> 40% to 50%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#400000; color:white;"> </span> 50% plus</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </figcaption></figure> <p>A December 2007 European Parliament document considered the groups. Page 9 of that document had a table. That table gave the number of MEPs for each group and member state at December 2007. That table's data for IND/DEM is depicted as percentages in the diagram on the right.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Such support for IND/DEM as was expressed came from Northern European states, with especial reference to the member states of the North-West. Its strongholds were Sweden and Denmark, who sent "June list" MEPs from <a href="/wiki/June_List" title="June List">June List</a> and <a href="/wiki/June_Movement" title="June Movement">June Movement</a> to the Parliament, and the United Kingdom, with 13% of its MEPs at December 2007 coming from UKIP and sitting with IND/DEM. As of December 2007 no member state had more than 13% of its MEPs sitting with IND/DEM and eighteen member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) had none. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_at_formation_at_20–23_July_2004"><span id="Membership_at_formation_at_20.E2.80.9323_July_2004"></span>Membership at formation at 20–23 July 2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Membership at formation at 20–23 July 2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG/220px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG/330px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG/440px-IND-DEM_percentage_map_20-23_July_2004.PNG 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="670" /></a><figcaption>IND/DEM percentage of elected MEPs by member state 20–23 July 2004 (see <a href="/w/index.php?title=File:IND-DEM_percentage_map_20%E2%80%9323_July_2004.PNG&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="File:IND-DEM percentage map 20–23 July 2004.PNG (page does not exist)">description</a> for sources)<br /> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFE0E0; color:black;"> </span> no MEPs</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFA0C0; color:black;"> </span> 1% to 5%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF80C0; color:black;"> </span> 5% to 10%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF40A0; color:black;"> </span> 10% to 20%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C00080; color:white;"> </span> 20% to 30%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#A00040; color:white;"> </span> 30% to 40%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#800000; color:white;"> </span> 40% to 50%</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#400000; color:white;"> </span> 50% plus</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </figcaption></figure> <p>The IND/DEM MEPs at 20–23 July 2004 were as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th colspan="3">Name </th> <th>Ideology </th> <th><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">MEPs</a> </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <th style="background:#6D3177"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>UKIP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/British_nationalism" title="British nationalism">British nationalism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">11 / 78</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 14%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Kilroy-Silk" title="Robert Kilroy-Silk">Robert Kilroy-Silk</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Batten" title="Gerard Batten">Gerard Batten</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Godfrey_Bloom" title="Godfrey Bloom">Godfrey Bloom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Booth" title="Graham Booth">Graham Booth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Roland_Clark" class="mw-redirect" title="Derek Roland Clark">Derek Roland Clark</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Knapman" title="Roger Knapman">Roger Knapman</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Henry_Nattrass" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Henry Nattrass">Michael Henry Nattrass</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Titford" title="Jeffrey Titford">Jeffrey Titford</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Whittaker_(UKIP_politician)" title="John Whittaker (UKIP politician)">John Whittaker</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Wise_(politician)" title="Tom Wise (politician)">Tom Wise</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <th style="background:#7A6CEA"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_France" title="Movement for France">Movement for France</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MPF </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservatism" title="Conservatism">Conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/French_nationalism" title="French nationalism">French nationalism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 78</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #7A6CEA; width: 4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul-Marie_Co%C3%BBteaux" title="Paul-Marie Coûteaux">Paul-Marie Coûteaux</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Louis" title="Patrick Louis">Patrick Louis</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Philippe_de_Villiers" title="Philippe de Villiers">Philippe de Villiers</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <th style="background:#00a7eb"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/ChristenUnie-SGP" class="mw-redirect" title="ChristenUnie-SGP">Christian Union–SGP</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>CU–SGP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_democracy" title="Christian democracy">Christian democracy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 27</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #00a7eb; width: 7%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johannes_Blokland" class="mw-redirect" title="Johannes Blokland">Johannes Blokland</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bastiaan_Belder" class="mw-redirect" title="Bastiaan Belder">Bastiaan Belder</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </td> <th style="background:#000080"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Popular_Orthodox_Rally" title="Popular Orthodox Rally">Popular Orthodox Rally</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>LAOS </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Religious_conservatism" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious conservatism">Religious conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 24</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #000080; width: 4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>Georgios Georgiou<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <th style="background:#AAF0D1"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/June_Movement" title="June Movement">June Movement</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>JB </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Social_liberalism" title="Social liberalism">Social liberalism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 14</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #AAF0D1; width: 7%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jens-Peter_Bonde" title="Jens-Peter Bonde">Jens-Peter Bonde</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <th style="background:#FF9900"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/June_List" title="June List">June List</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>jl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Populism" title="Populism">Populism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 19</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF9900; width: 16%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Goudin" title="Hélène Goudin">Hélène Goudin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nils_Lundgren" title="Nils Lundgren">Nils Lundgren</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lars_Wohlin" title="Lars Wohlin">Lars Magnus Wohlin</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </td> <th style="background:darkgreen"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_Democrats_(Czech_Republic)" title="Independent Democrats (Czech Republic)">Independent Democrats</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>NEZDEM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Populism" title="Populism">Populism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 24</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: darkgreen; width: 4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vladim%C3%ADr_%C5%BDelezn%C3%BD" title="Vladimír Železný">Vladimír Železný</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td> <th style="background:#2DA0D2"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/League_of_Polish_Families" title="League of Polish Families">League of Polish Families</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>LPR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_conservatism" title="National conservatism">National conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Political_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Political Catholicism">Political Catholicism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">10 / 54</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2DA0D2; width: 19%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wojciech_Wierzejski" title="Wojciech Wierzejski">Wojciech Wierzejski</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Urszula_Krupa" title="Urszula Krupa">Urszula Krupa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Witold_Tomczak" title="Witold Tomczak">Witold Tomczak</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Filip_Adwent" title="Filip Adwent">Filip Adwent</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sylwester_Chruszcz" title="Sylwester Chruszcz">Sylwester Chruszcz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maciej_Giertych" title="Maciej Giertych">Maciej Giertych</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dariusz_Maciej_Grabowski" class="mw-redirect" title="Dariusz Maciej Grabowski">Dariusz Maciej Grabowski</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Mariusz_Piotrowski" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski">Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bogdan_P%C4%99k" title="Bogdan Pęk">Bogdan Pęk</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bogus%C5%82aw_Rogalski" title="Bogusław Rogalski">Bogusław Rogalski</a><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <th style="background:#008000"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lega_Nord" title="Lega Nord">Lega Nord</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>LN </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regionalism_(politics)" title="Regionalism (politics)">Regionalism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 78</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #008000; width: 5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mario_Borghezio" title="Mario Borghezio">Mario Borghezio</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (joined 21 July)<sup id="cite_ref-Europarl20040721EN_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europarl20040721EN-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Umberto_Bossi" title="Umberto Bossi">Umberto Bossi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (joined 21 July<sup id="cite_ref-Europarl20040721EN_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europarl20040721EN-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) <a href="/wiki/Matteo_Salvini" title="Matteo Salvini">Matteo Salvini</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (joined 21 July<sup id="cite_ref-Europarl20040721EN_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europarl20040721EN-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) <a href="/wiki/Francesco_Enrico_Speroni" class="mw-redirect" title="Francesco Enrico Speroni">Francesco Enrico Speroni</a><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (joined 21 July<sup id="cite_ref-Europarl20040721EN_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europarl20040721EN-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> </td> <th style="background:#DCDCDC"> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Sinnott" title="Kathy Sinnott">Kathy Sinnott</a><sup id="cite_ref-EuropePolitique2004Results_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuropePolitique2004Results-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>– </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 13</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Sinnott" title="Kathy Sinnott">Kathy Sinnott</a><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activities">Activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_the_news">In the news</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: In the news"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Activities performed by IND/DEM in the period between 1 June 2004 and 1 June 2008 that resulted in an entry on Google News include: </p> <ul><li>seeking to allow Parliament to be filmed;</li> <li>criticising <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">EC President</a> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Barroso" title="José Manuel Barroso">Barroso</a> for taking a cruise on a yacht owned by <a href="/wiki/Spiro_Latsis" class="mw-redirect" title="Spiro Latsis">Spiro Latsis</a> prior to the Commission giving a Latsis shipyard a grant of €10 million;<sup id="cite_ref-IHT20041012_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IHT20041012-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DV199382_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DV199382-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>trying to get a European Parliament auditor's report on alleged abuses of staff allowances published;<sup id="cite_ref-AFX4698634_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFX4698634-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AD20080311_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AD20080311-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>opposing the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Rocco_Buttiglione" title="Rocco Buttiglione">Rocco Buttiglione</a> as Justice Commissioner;<sup id="cite_ref-CNN20041027_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN20041027-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing against the Constitution Treaty,<sup id="cite_ref-Times515432_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times515432-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times445493_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times445493-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times504641_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times504641-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PD195396_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PD195396-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing against the Lisbon Treaty,<sup id="cite_ref-PM20080116_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM20080116-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EA164921_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA164921-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OJ20051220_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OJ20051220-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CI8861_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CI8861-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing against a deeper Europe;<sup id="cite_ref-Times443424_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times443424-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>expelling Lega Nord and the League of Polish Families;<sup id="cite_ref-IN06N05525_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IN06N05525-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WZ223993_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WZ223993-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VN3D47809_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VN3D47809-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing against the two-person Presidency,<sup id="cite_ref-PM20070115_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM20070115-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PM20070112_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM20070112-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing against the two-seat Parliament,<sup id="cite_ref-PM20060615_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM20060615-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TR350163_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TR350163-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing against attempts to fund plans to improve EP turnout;<sup id="cite_ref-PM20071127_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM20071127-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing for greater control of the commission by Parliament,<sup id="cite_ref-EA156620_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA156620-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing for decentralisation,<sup id="cite_ref-EGOV8610_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EGOV8610-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>arguing for mandatory lobbying disclosure,<sup id="cite_ref-ZDNET2050619_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZDNET2050619-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>supporting whistleblower <a href="/wiki/Hans-Peter_Martin" title="Hans-Peter Martin">Hans-Peter Martin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TT20040613_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT20040613-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parliamentary_activity_profile">Parliamentary activity profile</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Parliamentary activity profile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Motions_for_resolutions_put_to_the_vote_in_plenary_in_the_European_Parliament_August_1_2004_to_August_1_2008.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Motions_for_resolutions_put_to_the_vote_in_plenary_in_the_European_Parliament_August_1_2004_to_August_1_2008.PNG/220px-Motions_for_resolutions_put_to_the_vote_in_plenary_in_the_European_Parliament_August_1_2004_to_August_1_2008.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Motions_for_resolutions_put_to_the_vote_in_plenary_in_the_European_Parliament_August_1_2004_to_August_1_2008.PNG/330px-Motions_for_resolutions_put_to_the_vote_in_plenary_in_the_European_Parliament_August_1_2004_to_August_1_2008.PNG 1.5x, 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motions</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The debates and votes in the European Parliament are tracked by its website<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and categorised by the Groups that participate in them and the rule of procedure that they fall into. The results give a profile for each Group by category and the total indicates the Group's level of participation in Parliamentary debates. The activity profile for each Group for the period 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2008 in the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_European_Parliament" title="Sixth European Parliament">Sixth European Parliament</a> is given on the diagram on the right. IND/DEM is denoted in orange. </p><p>The website shows IND/DEM as participating in 43 motions, making it one of the most inactive Groups during the period. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publications">Publications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>IND/DEM publications included the Prague Declaration of October 2005, which restated their disapproval of the Constitution Treaty and belief that the values it embodied should not be resurrected,<sup id="cite_ref-IDPrague_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDPrague-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Delphi Declaration of July 2007, which made similar points concerning the Treaty of Lisbon.<sup id="cite_ref-IDDelphi_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDDelphi-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IND/DEM also published a newsletter called EU Watch, which gave a eurosceptic view on the EU activities of the day.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independence/Democracy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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