Movement for European Reform
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Movement for European Reform | |
|---|---|
| Bewegung für europäische Reform Mouvement pour la réforme européenne Movimento per la riforma europea Movimiento para la reforma europea |
|
| no logo released | |
| President | none appointed |
| Founded | July 13, 2006 |
| Headquarters | unknown |
| Political Ideology | Conservatism, Euroscepticism, Atlanticism |
| International Affiliation | none |
| European Parliament Group | none established, all members presently within EPP-ED |
| Colours | dark blue |
| Website | www.europeanreform.eu |
| See also | Politics of the EU |
The Movement for European Reform is a pan-European alliance of national political parties founded on 13 July 2006, intended to group forces of the centre-right in favour of free market policies and critical of further European integration. The founding members are the British Conservative Party and the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS).
As of its launch, it is unclear as to whether the MER will function akin to (and/or qualify for EU funding like) other European-level political movements such as the European People's Party and Party of European Socialists. The body's founding statement does expressly offer membership to parties from non-EU member states, a characteristic in common with other pan-European political parties, and its commitment to fight the 2009 election together suggests an appetite for recognition under the Parties Directive.
The MER is to be the basis of a new political group in the European Parliament, which its members have now committed to intitiate after the 2009 European election. Until then, both the Conservatives and ODS will continue as members of the ED subgroup within the broader EPP-ED group.
Sir Reg Empey, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, has also publicly indicated support for the new group, and suggested that the UUP may also move from the ED to an MER group after the 2009 election (Belfast Newsletter, 14 July 2006). It is unclear whether the UUP will formalise a relationship with MER before then.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Notes from the Conservative Party on the MER (PDF)
- Speech by David Cameron on founding of MER
- EUObserver article
|
|
 |
|---|---|
| Recognized by the EU as "political parties at European level": | |
|
European Democratic Party | EUDemocrats | European Free Alliance | European Green Party | Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe | Party of the European Left | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | Alliance for Europe of the Nations | European People's Party | Party of European Socialists |
|
| Other pan-European confederations of national political parties: | |
|
European Anticapitalist Left | European Christian Political Movement | European Democrat Union | Euronat | European National Front | Nordic Green Left Alliance | Movement for European Reform |
|
| Dedicated European-level-only parties: | |
|
|
 |
|
EPP–ED (264) | PES (201) | ALDE (90) | Greens–EFA (42) | EUL–NGL (41) | UEN (34) | IND/DEM (28) | N/A (32) |
|
|
Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, |
|
 |
This article about the European Union operations is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This article about a European political party is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
