Bonde, Jens-Peter (1948 - )

: Jens-Peter Bonde, MEP (Photo: EUobserver.com)

Author and MEP from 1979 - 2008.

President of the Independence and Democracy Group (IND/DEM), together with British MEP Nigel Farage (UKIP), until 9 May 2008 when Bonde resigned from the European Parliament after 29 years membership.

For many years he chaired the inter-group "SOS Democracy" in the European Parliament. He was formerly president of the Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities, EDD (1999 - 2004), and the "Europe of Nations Group" 1994 - 1999).

Initiator and Co-President of the Democracy Forum in the Convention on the Future of Europe in 2001-2003.

Bonde was elected to the European Parliament for the Danish June Movement, which he helped found following the Danish No vote to the Maastricht Treaty in June 1992.

Notes

Author of some 60 books on European integration and the euabc.com.

Drafted an alternative Treaty in 47 short articles published in the book "From EU Constitution to Lisbon Treaty".

Initiated the EUDemocrats as a European political party.

Vice President for the Foundation for EU Democracy.

Books in English

Reader-Friendly edition of the Lisbon Treaty

From Constitution to Lisbon Treaty

The Convention - on the FutureS of Europe

Transparency

Mamma Mia

EU/EC Treaties after Nice - The short reader-friendly edition with the most important articles of the EU/EC treaties as amended by the Treaty of Nice