Movement for European Reform
Encyclopedia : M : MO : MOV : Movement for European Reform
| 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 | unknown; both ODS and the Tories use dark blue, however |
| Website | not active |
| See also | Politics of the EU Political parties Elections |
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 center-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 publically 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.
External links
- [Notes from the Conservative Party on the MER (PDF)]
- [Speech by David Cameron on founding of MER]
- [EUObserver article]
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