European Alliance for Freedom
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The European Alliance for Freedom (EAF) is a pan-European political party
of right-wing Eurosceptics
. It was founded in late 2010, the party was recognised by the European Parliament
in 2011. Unlike in other pan-European parties, the members of the Alliance are not national parties but individuals.
The headquarters of the Alliance are in Mosta
, Malta
. President of the organisation is Godfrey Bloom
from the UK, the other board members include the Fleming Philip Claeys
, Austrian Franz Obermayr, Torsten Groß from Germany, and Kent Ekeroth from Sweden. The Secretary-General is Sharon Ellul-Bonici
from Malta.
The EAF was awarded a grant by European Parliament for 2011 of, at most, €372,753.
The party's affiliated political foundation
is the European Foundation for Freedom.
, Franz Obermayr (Freedom Party of Austria
) – Philip Claeys
, Peter Kleist (Vlaams Belang
) – Torsten Groß (Citizens in Rage) – Krisztina Morvai
(nonpartisan)† – Rolandas Paksas
, Juozas Imbrasas
(Order and Justice) – Sharon Ellul-Bonici
(nonpartisan) – Kent Ekeroth
(Sweden Democrats
) – Godfrey Bloom
(UK Independence Party)
† Morvai is associated with Jobbik party, but no formal member.
European political party
A European political party, formally a political party at European level, informally a Europarty, is a type of political party organization operating transnationally in Europe and in the institutions of the European Union. They are regulated and funded by the European Union and are usually made up...
of right-wing Eurosceptics
Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union , and opposition to the process of European integration, existing throughout the political spectrum. Traditionally, the main source of euroscepticism has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state...
. It was founded in late 2010, the party was recognised by the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in 2011. Unlike in other pan-European parties, the members of the Alliance are not national parties but individuals.
The headquarters of the Alliance are in Mosta
Mosta
Mosta is a town situated in the middle of the island of Malta, to the north-west of Valletta. It had a population of 19,018 people in 2010. Mosta celebrates the feast of Saint Mary the Assumption on the 15th August. This is a very popular feast among the Mostin and tourists alike...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. President of the organisation is Godfrey Bloom
Godfrey Bloom
Godfrey Bloom is a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the United Kingdom Independence Party...
from the UK, the other board members include the Fleming Philip Claeys
Philip Claeys
Philip Claeys is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaams Belang, a far-right political party condemning immigration, social integration, and fighting against the federal unity of Belgium.He sits on its Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a...
, Austrian Franz Obermayr, Torsten Groß from Germany, and Kent Ekeroth from Sweden. The Secretary-General is Sharon Ellul-Bonici
Sharon Ellul-Bonici
Sharon Ellul-Bonici is a Maltese eurosceptic politician.Sharon Ellul-Bonici has been a member of the soft eurosceptic Maltese Labour Party. She tried to obtain her party's endorsement as a candidate for the 2004 European Parliament election, but was turned down for her hard eurosceptic links....
from Malta.
The EAF was awarded a grant by European Parliament for 2011 of, at most, €372,753.
The party's affiliated political foundation
Political foundation at European level
A European political foundation, formally a political foundation at European level, informally a Eurofoundation, is a research and advocacy organization close to, but independent from a Europarty. They are funded by the European Parliament...
is the European Foundation for Freedom.
Members
– Andreas MölzerAndreas Mölzer
Andreas Mölzer is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Freedom Party of Austria.- Biography :...
, Franz Obermayr (Freedom Party of Austria
Freedom Party of Austria
The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had...
) – Philip Claeys
Philip Claeys
Philip Claeys is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaams Belang, a far-right political party condemning immigration, social integration, and fighting against the federal unity of Belgium.He sits on its Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a...
, Peter Kleist (Vlaams Belang
Vlaams Belang
Vlaams Belang is a Belgian far-right political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels that advocates the independence of Flanders and strict limits on immigration, whereby immigrants would be obliged to adopt Flemish culture and language...
) – Torsten Groß (Citizens in Rage) – Krisztina Morvai
Krisztina Morvai
Krisztina Morvai is a Hungarian lawyer. She was elected on the list of the political party Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom in the 2009 European Parliament elections. Although Morvai is not a member of Jobbik, the party already declared her as its future nominee for the position of the president...
(nonpartisan)† – Rolandas Paksas
Rolandas Paksas
Rolandas Paksas is a Lithuanian politician who was President of Lithuania from 2003 to 2004. He was previously Prime Minister of Lithuania in 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001, and he also served as Mayor of Vilnius from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001...
, Juozas Imbrasas
Juozas Imbrasas
Juozas Imbrasas is the former mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania. He is a member of the political party Order and Justice.-Controversy:...
(Order and Justice) – Sharon Ellul-Bonici
Sharon Ellul-Bonici
Sharon Ellul-Bonici is a Maltese eurosceptic politician.Sharon Ellul-Bonici has been a member of the soft eurosceptic Maltese Labour Party. She tried to obtain her party's endorsement as a candidate for the 2004 European Parliament election, but was turned down for her hard eurosceptic links....
(nonpartisan) – Kent Ekeroth
Kent Ekeroth
Kent Alexander Ekeroth is a Swedish politician of the nationalist Sweden Democrats party. He is member of the Swedish parliament since 4 October 2010 , representing the Stockholm County constituency...
(Sweden Democrats
Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats is a political party in Sweden, founded in 1988. SD describes itself as a nationalist movement although others use the term far-right. Since 2005, its party chairman is Jimmie Åkesson, while Björn Söder is the party secretary and parliamentary group leader. An Anemone...
) – Godfrey Bloom
Godfrey Bloom
Godfrey Bloom is a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the United Kingdom Independence Party...
(UK Independence Party)
† Morvai is associated with Jobbik party, but no formal member.