EDD

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EDD was a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament that brought together parties critical of deeper European integration.

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EDD canonical 2

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instanceOf Eurosceptic parliamentary group
political group in the European Parliament
acronym EDD
corePrinciple defence of national sovereignty
opposition to centralisation of power in EU institutions
support for democratic accountability at national level
country European Union
endTime 2004
followedBy Independence/Democracy
fullName Europe of Democracies and Diversities
hadCoPresident Charles de Gaulle (grandson)
Jens-Peter Bonde
hasMemberParty ChristianUnion
linked to: Christian Union

Danish People’s Party
Dutch Reformed Political Party
June Movement
Lega Nord
Movement for France
People’s Movement against the EU
Reformed Political League
UK Independence Party
ideology Euroscepticism
languageOfAcronym English
legislativeBody European Parliament
numberOfMEPsAtDissolution approximately 18
numberOfMEPsAtFormation approximately 16
operatedDuring 5th European Parliament term (1999–2004)
opposedPolicy rapid political integration of the European Union
transfer of additional competences to EU level
parliamentaryGroupStatus official political group
parliamentaryTerm 5th European Parliament
linked to: European Parliament
politicalSpectrum centre-right
right-wing
positionOnEuropeanIntegration critical of deeper European integration
opposed to further European federalism
precededBy Independents for a Europe of Nations
reasonForDissolution reorganisation of Eurosceptic forces after 2004 European elections
representedInInstitution European Parliament
startTime 1999
status defunct
supportedPolicy greater role for national parliaments in EU decision-making
websiteLanguage English

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