Movement for European Reform
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The Movement for European Reform, abbreviated to MER, was a pan-European alliance of national
Founded on 13 July 2006, MER was created as a precursor to the
History
MER was formed as an interim measure to function outside the European Parliament
Since its launch, it was unclear as to whether the MER would remain a simple pan-European alliance or apply for official recognition as a
After the
The MER website stopped being updated in 2007 and, in June 2009, the British Conservative
Ideology
MER's position was that the
Members
Members of MER were:
In the first week of March 2007, under Petar Stoyanov, the Bulgarian Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) decided to join. A day after the UDF's announcement, the Presidency of the European People's Party (EPP) recommended that UDF be suspended from the EPP. The President of the EPP Wilfried Martens justified the suspension, arguing that:
...It is not compatible for a member party of the EPP to join such an initiative and at the same time remain in our party. The EPP is committed to reforming the European Union (EU) and we are open for constructive dialogue with our non-EPP allies but, at the same time, we expect UDF to be loyal and committed to its membership obligations...[6][7]
In mid April 2007, the UDF backtracked and stated that it remained loyal to the EPP and that it would never leave the EPP section of the
References
- ^ "Movement for European Reform". Movement for European Reform. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ Charter, David (15 May 2009). "David Cameron's new European allies set to include odd bedfellows". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Cameron Euro declaration". BBC News. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ Kubosova, Lucia (13 July 2006). "Plans to form new MEP group kicked into 2009". EUobserver. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "William Hague gives a reply (if not an answer) to the question: "What does 'We will not let matters rest there' actually mean in practice?"". ConservativeHome. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ^ "EPP Presidency suspends Bulgarian UDF - EPP President reveals reform plan in article". European People's Party. 2007. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "EPP Suggests ceased membership for Bulgaria's UDF". The Sofia Echo. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "EPP withdraws motion to suspend Bulgarian party". European People's Party. 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.