Independence/Democracy Group
- (Photo: Independence / Democracy Group)
The Independence and Democracy Group (Ind/Dem) was set up in 2004, succeeding its forerunner, the EDD Group. Many members of the group founded the new group "Europe for Freedom and Democracy, EFD, in 2009.
The group incorporated EU-critics, eurosceptics and eurorealists and was generally against centralisation of EU power, promoting more democracy and transparency in the EU. The 'Independence' faction included withdrawlists, such as UKIP.
The Ind/Dem Group gathered 22 MEPs from 9 countries, as follows: Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), Greece (1), France (3), Ireland (1), Netherlands (2), Poland (3), Sweden (2) and UK (9).
The Ind/Dem Group was chaired by MEPs Hanne Dahl (Denmark) and Nigel Farage (UK). Hanne Dahl succeeded Jens-Peter Bonde when he left the European Parliament in May 2008.
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