Independence/Democracy Group
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The Independence and Democracy Group (Ind/Dem) was set up in 2004, succeeding its forerunner, the EDD Group. The group incorporates EU-critics, eurosceptics and eurorealists and is generally against centralisation of EU power, promoting more democracy and transparency in the EU. The 'Independence' faction includes withdrawlists, such as UKIP.
The Ind/Dem Group gathers 23 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 (10).
The Ind/Dem Group is chaired by MEPs Jens-Peter Bonde (Denmark) and Nigel Farage (UK).
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