People's Movement against the EU

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The People's Movement against the EU (Danish: Folkebevægelsen mod EU) is an anti-European Union political association in Denmark. Unlike some euro-sceptic organisations, their primary objective is to withdraw the country from EU and rejoin EFTA.

In the 2004 European Parliamentary Election it gained 5.2% of the national vote, electing one MEP (by gaining benefit from an electoral coalition with the June Movement). While claiming to be cross-party or neutral on the traditional left/right-scale, a majority of its members are rather leftist. Advocating for a wide cooperation with other political forces for its aims, the movement has distanced itself from the Danish People's Party. Its MEP, Ole Krarup, is a member of Enhedslisten and an associate member of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group.

The People's Movement against the EU does not regard itself a political party and hence does not contest Folketing elections.

[edit] Youth wing

Youth of the Popular Movement against EU

[edit] External links

• Folkebevægelsen mod EU - Official web site
• forbehold.dk - Special website on the Danish EU exemptions
• The Euro Handbook
• Analysis of the EU Constitution

Political Parties in Denmark
Represented in the Folketing:	Venstre (52) | Social Democrats (47) | Danish People's Party (24) | Conservative People's Party (18) | Danish Social Liberal Party (17) | Socialist People's Party (11) | Red-Green Alliance (6) | Siumut (Greenland) (1) | Inuit Ataqatigiit (Greenland) (1) | Republican Party (Faroe Islands) (1) | People's Party (Faroe Islands) (1)
Represented in the European Parliament:	Social Democrats (5) | Venstre (3) | Danish People's Party (1) | Conservative People's Party (1) | Danish Social Liberal Party (1) | Socialist People's Party (1) | June Movement (1) | People's Movement against the EU (1)