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Adde Norlin
The Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe, abbreviated to ADDE, was a European political party founded in 2014. It was composed of parties belonging to the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group in the European Parliament (EP). The dominant national party in the ADDE was the UK Independence Party (UKIP), providing 21 of the party's 27 Member of the European Parliament, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) elected in 2014. A further three UKIP MEPs chose not to participate in the ADDE. In 2015 the ADDE was recognised by the European Parliament and its grant maximum from the EP was set at €1,241,725, with an additional €730,053 for its affiliated Political foundation at European level, political foundation, the ''Initiative for Direct Democracy''. ADDE was closed down in 2016 after an auditors' inquiry found misspending of EU funds. The party was legally dissolved on 24 May 2017. Member parties Notes {{Political organisations at European Union level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Helmer
Roger Helmer (born 25 January 1944) is a British politician and businessman. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands (European Parliament constituency), East Midlands regions of England, region from 1999 to 2017. Before becoming an MEP, he was a business executive. Helmer was elected to the European Parliament in 1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, 1999, 2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, 2004, and 2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, 2009 as a member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party and in 2014 as a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), having defected from the Conservatives to UKIP in March 2012. He has described himself as a Euroscepticism, eurosceptic and is a supporter of the Better Off Out campaign. Background Born in London, Helmer attended King Edward VI School, Southampton on a state scholarship (1955–62). He read mathematics at Churchill College, Camb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
