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Non-attached members (also known by the French term Non-Inscrits, French: [nɔn‿ɛ̃skʁi], NI) are members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who do not belong to one of the recognised political groups.

These MEPs may be members of a national party, or of a European political party; however, for a political grouping to be formed in the European Parliament there need to be 23 MEPs from seven different countries. Being part of a group grants access to state funds and committee seats, but the group members must be ideologically tied. Groups of convenience, such as the Technical Group of Independents, previously existed, but are no longer allowed, and the minimum requirements for group formation have been raised, forcing parties and MEPs without ideological similarity to already existing groupings to sit as non-inscrits. Whilst some groups of MEPs who sit as non-inscrits may share similar views and express an intention to form new groupings between themselves in the future, non-inscrits as a whole have no specific ties to each other, other than their mutual lack of a political grouping.

MEPs

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10th European Parliament (2024–2029)

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State National party European party MEPs[1]
 Cyprus Independent
Fidias Panayiotou
Independent
1 / 6
 Czech Republic Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy
None / PEL (observer)
1 / 21
United Democrats – Association of Independents
Spojení demokraté - Sdružení nezávislých
None
1 / 21
 Germany Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
None
6 / 96
The PARTY
Die PARTEI
None
2 / 96
Party of Progress
Partei des Fortschritts
None
1 / 96
Alternative for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland
None
1 / 96
 Greece Communist Party of Greece
Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
ECA
2 / 21
Victory
Νίκη
None
1 / 21
Course of Freedom
Πλεύση Ελευθερίας
None
1 / 21
 Poland Confederation of the Polish Crown
Konfederacja Korony Polskiej
None
1 / 53
 Romania S.O.S. Romania
S.O.S. România
None
2 / 33
 Slovakia Direction – Social Democracy
Smer – sociálna demokracia
PES (suspended)
5 / 15
Voice – Social Democracy
Hlas – sociálna demokracia
PES (suspended)
1 / 15
Republic Movement
Hnutie Republika
ESN
1 / 15
 Spain The Party Is Over
Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF)
None
3 / 61
 European Union Total
30 / 720

9th European Parliament (2019–2024)

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The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.

State National party European party MEPs[2]
 Belgium Independent
Marc Tarabella
Independent
1 / 21
 Bulgaria Independent
Elena Yoncheva
Independent
1 / 17
 Croatia Law and Justice
Pravo i Pravda
None
2 / 12
 Czech Republic Independent
Hynek Blaško
Independent
1 / 21
 France Independents
Gilbert Collard, Maxette Grisoni-Pirbakas, Hervé Juvin, Jérôme Rivière
Independent
4 / 79
 Germany Alternative for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland
None
9 / 96
The PARTY
Die PARTEI
None
1 / 96
Independents
Martin Buschmann, Jörg Meuthen
Independent
2 / 96
 Greece Communist Party of Greece
Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (ΚΚΕ)
None
2 / 21
Independents
Alexis Georgoulis, Eva Kaili, Athanasios Konstantinou, Ioannis Lagos
Independent
4 / 21
 Hungary Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance
Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Fidesz)
None
12 / 21
Jobbik – Conservatives
Jobbik – Konzervatívok (Jobbik)
ECPM
1 / 21
 Italy Five Star Movement
Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S)
None
5 / 76
Christian Democracy Sicily
Democrazia Cristiana Sicilia (DCS)
None
1 / 76
Independents
Andrea Cozzolino, Dino Giarrusso, Maria Veronica Rossi, Massimiliano Smeriglio
Independent
4 / 76
 Latvia Latvian Russian Union
Latvijas Krievu savienība (LKS)
Русский союз Латвии (РСЛ)
EFA (suspended)
1 / 8
 Lithuania Labour Party
Darbo Partija (DP)
None
1 / 11
 Netherlands Forum for Democracy
Forum voor Democratie (FvD)
None
1 / 29
 Romania Social Democratic Party
Partidul Social Democrat (PSD)
PES
1 / 33
 Slovakia Direction – Social Democracy
Smer – sociálna demokracia (SMER-SD)
PES (suspended)
2 / 14
Slovak PATRIOT
Slovenský PATRIOT (SP)
None
1 / 14
Republic Movement
Hnutie Republika
None
1 / 14
 Spain Together for Catalonia
Junts per Catalunya (Junts)
None
3 / 59
 European Union Total
61 / 705

Prior to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, there were 30 British MEPs who were Non-Inscrits: 29 members of the Brexit Party and 1 member of the Democratic Unionist Party.

8th European Parliament (2014–2019)

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The number of Non-Inscrits rose temporarily from 48 at the beginning of the term to 100 between 16 and 20 October 2014 when the EFDD group dissolved following the departure of Latvian MEP Iveta Grigule. The EFDD group was restored when Robert Iwaszkiewicz (KNP, Poland) decided to join it.

On 15 June 2015, 35 Non-Inscrits MEPs and a former EFDD member (Janice Atkinson, excluded from UKIP) formed a new group, named "Europe of Nations and Freedom" (ENF), around Marine Le Pen (FN) and Marcel de Graaff (PVV), later joined on 24 June 2015 by Aymeric Chauprade. The number of Non-Inscrits then fell to 14 on 22 July 2015, when Juan Fernando López Aguilar reintegrated S&D. Aymeric Chauprade left ENF on 9 November 2015. Marcus Pretzell was expelled from ECR before joining the ENF in May 2016, bringing the number of Non-Inscrits to 15. From May 2016 to May 2017 Renato Soru was expelled from S&D after being sentenced for tax evasion. When Steven Woolfe and Diane James left EFDD in October and November 2016 and Alessandra Mussolini left EPP during twelve days in November–December 2016 the number of Non-Inscrits grew to 19 before coming back to 18. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski was expelled from the EPP in March 2017.[3]

The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 Denmark 1 Independent (elected with DF) Rikke Karlsson
(was member of ECR until 21 February 2018)
None
 France 1 National Rally (RN)
Rassemblement National
Bruno Gollnisch EAF / MENF
1 Comités Jeanne (elected with RN) Jean-Marie Le Pen APF
1 Independent (elected with RN) Sophie Montel
(was member of EFDD until 5 July 2018)
None
 Germany
1 Die PARTEI Martin Sonneborn None
1 National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Udo Voigt APF
 Greece 2 Golden Dawn
Χρυσή Αυγή (ΧΑ)
Chrysí Avgí
Georgios Epitidios APF
Lambros Foundoulis
1 Patriotic Radical Union [el] (elected with ΧΑ)
Πατριωτική Ριζοσπαστική Ένωση (ΠΑΤ.ΡΙ.Ε.)
Patriotikí Rizospastikí Énosi
Eleftherios Synadinos None
2 Communist Party of Greece
Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (ΚΚΕ)
Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas
Konstantinos Papadakis INITIATIVE
Sotirios Zarianopoulos
 Hungary 1 Jobbik
Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom
Zoltán Balczó None
2 Independent (elected with Jobbik) Béla Kovács
Krisztina Morvai
 Poland 1 Liberty
Wolność
Dobromir Sośnierz
(left KNP and joined KORWiN, replacing Janusz Korwin-Mikke upon his resignation)
None
1 Civic Platform (PO)
Platforma Obywatelska
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
(expelled from EPP in March 2017)
EPP
1 Independent (elected with PiS) Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski
(was member of ECR until 13 April 2018)
None
 United Kingdom 1 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Diane Dodds None
2 Independent (elected with UKIP) James Carver
(was member of EFDD until 28 May 2018)
Steven Woolfe
(was member of EFDD until 23 October 2016)

Previous members

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Country # National party MEP EU party
 Austria 4 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)
Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Barbara Kappel[a] EAF / MENL
Georg Mayer[a]
Franz Obermayr[a]
Harald Vilimsky[a]
 Belgium 1 Flemish Interest (VB)
Vlaams Belang
Gerolf Annemans[a]
 France 18 National Front (FN)
Front National
Louis Aliot[a]
Marie-Christine Arnautu[a]
Nicolas Bay[a]
Dominique Bilde[a]
Marie-Christine Boutonnet[a]
Steeve Briois[a]
Mireille d'Ornano[a]
Édouard Ferrand[a]
Sylvie Goddyn[a]
Jean-François Jalkh[a]
Marine Le Pen[a]
Philippe Loiseau[a]
(Replaced Jeanne Pothain, who resigned before sitting)[4][5]
Dominique Martin[a]
Joëlle Mélin[a]
Bernard Monot[a]
Sophie Montel[a]
Florian Philippot[a]
Mylène Troszczynski[a]
2 Rassemblement bleu Marine (RBM)
Front National
Gilles Lebreton[a]
Jean-Luc Schaffhauser[a]
1 Independent (elected with FN) Aymeric Chauprade
(from 9 November 2015 to 18 April 2018; was member of ENF from 24 June to 9 November 2015)
none
 Germany 1 Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Alternative für Deutschland
Marcus Pretzell
(from 12 April 2016 to 1 May 2016)
none
 Italy 1 Democratic Party Renato Soru
(was member of S&D until 9 May 2016 and from 16 May 2017)
Party of European Socialists
5 Northern League (LN)
Lega Nord
Mara Bizzotto[a] EAF / MENL
Mario Borghezio[a]
Gianluca Buonanno[a]
Lorenzo Fontana[a]
(Replaced on 11 July 2014 Flavio Tosi, who resigned to remain mayor of Verona)
Matteo Salvini[a]
1 Forza Italia Alessandra Mussolini
(was member of EPP Group until 29 November 2016 and after 11 December 2016)
European People's Party
1 Independent (elected with M5S) David Borrelli
(was member of EFDD until 13 February 2018 and member of ALDE from 18 April 2019)
None
 Latvia 1 Latvian Farmers' Union (ZZS)
Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība
Iveta Grigule
(from 16 October 2014 to 27 April 2015)
None
 Netherlands 4 Party for Freedom (PVV)
Partij voor de Vrijheid
Marcel de Graaff[a] EAF
Vicky Maeijer[a]
Olaf Stuger[a]
Auke Zijlstra
(from 1 to 7 September 2015, then joined ENF. He replaced Hans Jansen who died on 5 May 2015, himself replacing Geert Wilders, who resigned before sitting)
 Poland 3 Congress of the New Right (KNP)
Kongres Nowej Prawicy
Robert Iwaszkiewicz
(until 20 October 2014, before joining EFDD)
None
Michał Marusik[a]
Stanisław Żółtek[a]
1 Liberty
Wolność
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
(left KNP and founded own party KORWiN in March 2015)
None
 Romania 1 Independent Sorin Moisă None
 Spain 1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
(suspended from S&D from 15 April to 21 July 2015 following allegations of domestic violence[6][7])
PES
 United Kingdom 1 Independent (elected with UKIP) Diane James
(was member of EFDD until 19 November 2016 and from 17 December 2018)
None
1 UK Independence Party (UKIP) Gerard Batten
(was member of EFDD until 7 December 2018 and member of ENF from 15 January 2019)

7th European Parliament (2009–2014)

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The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.

Country # National party[8] MEP EU party
 Austria 1 Hans-Peter Martin's List Hans-Peter Martin None
2 formerly Hans-Peter Martin's List Martin Ehrenhauser
Angelika Werthmann
2 Freedom Party Andreas Mölzer
Franz Obermayr
1 Alliance for the Future of Austria Ewald Stadler
 Belgium 1 Flemish Interest Philip Claeys
 Bulgaria 2 Attack Dimitar Stoyanov
Slavcho Binev
(joined EFD in 2012, while leaving Attack and founding PROUD)
 France 3 Front National Bruno Gollnisch AENM
Jean-Marie Le Pen None
Marine Le Pen
 Hungary 3 Jobbik Béla Kovács
Krisztina Morvai
Csanád Szegedi
 Italy 1 Northern League Mario Borghezio MELD?
 Ireland 1 formerly Labour Nessa Childers None
 Netherlands 3 Party for Freedom Lucas Hartong
Auke Zijlstra
Patricia van der Kammen
1 Article 50 (formerly Party for Freedom) Daniël van der Stoep
1 (formerly Party for Freedom) Laurence Stassen
 Romania 2 Greater Romania Party Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu [fr]
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
1 New Generation Party – Christian Democratic George Becali
 Spain 1 Union, Progress and Democracy Francisco Sosa Wagner
 United Kingdom 2 British National Party Nick Griffin AENM
British National Party (until 17 October 2010)
British Democratic Party (from 9 February 2013)[9]
Andrew Brons None
1 Democratic Unionist Party Diane Dodds
3 UK Independence Party (UKIP) Trevor Colman
(left EFD on 25 March 2011)[10]
UK Independence Party (before 4 November 2013)
An Independence Party (2013–14)
An Independence from Europe (from 25 March 2014)
Mike Nattrass
(left EFD on 23 June 2010, rejoined EFD on 11 December 2012, left EFD again on 9 September 2013)[11]
UK Independence Party (before 16 February 2011)
United Kingdom Independent (2011–12)
We Demand a Referendum (from 13 September 2012)
Nikki Sinclaire
(left EFD on 18 January 2010)[12]

6th European Parliament (2004-2009)

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In the 6th European Parliament 23 right-wing NIs briefly formed the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group at the start of 2007, but it collapsed on 14 November 2007 due to internal disagreements.[13][14]

The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 Austria 2 1 Hans-Peter Martin's List (Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin) Hans-Peter Martin None
1 Freedom Party Andreas Mölzer
 Belgium 3 Flemish Interest Philip Claeys
Koenraad Dillen
Frank Vanhecke
 Bulgaria 3 National Union Attack
Dimitar Stoyanov
Slavcho Binev
Desislav Chukolov
 Czech Republic 1 Independent Democrats (Nezávislí demokraté) Jana Bobošíková
 France 7 National Front Bruno Gollnisch Euronat
Carl Lang
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Marine Le Pen
Fernand Le Rachinel
Jean-Claude Martinez
Lydia Schenardi
 Italy 3 1 Olive Tree (Uniti nell'Ulivo) Gianni Rivera None
1 Social Alternative Roberto Fiore
1 Tricolour Flame Luca Romagnoli Euronat
 Poland 2 League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin) Sylwester Chruszcz None
Maciej Giertych
 Slovakia 3 People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
(Ľudová strana – Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko)
Peter Baco
Irena Belohorská
Sergej Kozlík
 United Kingdom 4 1 Traditional Unionist Voice Jim Allister ADIE
1 formerly UKIP Ashley Mote None
1 Robert Kilroy-Silk
1 Tom Wise

5th European Parliament (1999–2004)

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The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 Austria 5 Freedom Party Gerhard Hager None
Wolfgang Ilgenfritz
Hans Kronberger
Daniela Raschhofer
Peter Sichrovsky
 Belgium 2 Vlaams Blok Philip Claeys
Koenraad Dillen
 Belgium 1 Independent Ward Beysen[15]
 Denmark 3 June Movement Bent Andersen
Jens-Peter Bonde
Ulla Sandbæk
 France 5 National Front Charles de Gaulle Euronat
Bruno Gollnisch
Carl Lang
Jean-Claude Martinez
Marie-France Stirbois
 France 5 Individual members of Rally for France Elizabeth Montfort [fr][16]
Thierry de la Perrière [fr][17]
Dominique Souchet[17]
Nicole Thomas-Mauro [fr][17]
Alexandre Varaut[17]
 Italy 7 Italian Radicals Emma Bonino ELDR
Marco Cappato
Gianfranco Dell'Alba [it]
Benedetto Della Vedova
Olivier Dupuis [it]
Marco Pannella
Maurizio Turco [it]
 Italy 4 Lega Nord Mario Borghezio None
Marco Formentini[18]
Gian Paolo Gobbo
Francesco Speroni
 Italy 1 Tricolour Flame Roberto Felice Bigliardo [it][19]
 Spain 1 Batasuna Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso
 United Kingdom 1 Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley

4th European Parliament (1994–1999)

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The British Democratic Unionist Party was the only Non-attached.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 United Kingdom 1 Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley none

3rd European Parliament (1989–1994)

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The Dutch Reformed Political Party was the only Non-attached.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 Netherlands 1 Reformed Political Party Leen van der Waal none

2nd European Parliament (1984–1989)

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The Dutch Reformed Political Party was the only Non-attached.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 Netherlands 1 Reformed Political Party Leen van der Waal none

1st European Parliament (1979–1984)

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The Dutch Democrats 66 was the only Non-attached.

Country # National party MEP EU party
 Netherlands 2 Democrats 66 Suzanne Dekker none
Aar de Goede

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Until 14 June 2015, then joined ENF

References

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  1. ^ "MEPs by Member State and political group". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "MEPs by Member State and political group". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ europarl.europa.eu
  4. ^ "Minutes of the sitting of Thursday 3 July 2014". European Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ "L'Orléanaise Jeanne Pothain (FN) démissionne de son mandat de députée européenne" [Orleans' Jeanne Pothain (FN) resigns her MEP seat]. La République du Centre [fr] (in French). 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ Luis Ángel Sanz (4 April 2015). "El PSOE expulsa temporalmente a López Aguilar del Grupo Socialista en Bruselas". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ E. García de Blas & R. Rincón (7 April 2015). "El PSOE aparta a López Aguilar tras una denuncia de maltrato". El País (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Non-Inscrits". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  9. ^ Personal profile of Andrew Brons in the European Parliament's database of members
  10. ^ Personal profile of Trevor Colman in the European Parliament's database of members
  11. ^ Personal profile of Mike Nattrass in the European Parliament's database of members
  12. ^ Personal profile of Nicole Sinclaire in the European Parliament's database of members
  13. ^ MEPs welcome fall of far-right group EU Observer
  14. ^ "End of the Identity , Tradition and Sovereignty political group as Romanian MEPs leave".
  15. ^ Left the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats in 2003.
  16. ^ Member of Union for Europe of the Nations until 2001, Non-Inscrit from 2001 to 2003, and member of European People's Party (European Parliament group) from 2003.
  17. ^ a b c d Member of Union for Europe of the Nations until 2001.
  18. ^ Joined the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe on 5 October 1999.
  19. ^ Joined the Union for Europe of the Nations in 2001.
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