Platform for Transparency
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Platform for Transparency was a loose unofficial grouping within the European Parliament
, established in 2005http://www.hpmartin.net/Platform_for_Transparency_created_by_MEPs_van_Buitenen__Martin_and_Mote-lang-en.html, for three MEPs
who are not affiliated to an official European political party
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The grouping does not appear to have an official leader or organisational structure and, instead, appears to work as a means through which its members can collectively draw attention to what it believes are irregularities within the European Union
.
The members of Platform for Transparency were:
On 8 January 2007 it was reported that Ashley Mote
will become a member of the new Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
group in the European Parliament, which includes far-right and nationalist elements.http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,1984947,00.htmlhttp://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2717104 It is not known if this will affect the continued operation of Platform for Transparency.
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...
, established in 2005http://www.hpmartin.net/Platform_for_Transparency_created_by_MEPs_van_Buitenen__Martin_and_Mote-lang-en.html, for three MEPs
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
who are not affiliated to an official European political party
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...
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The grouping does not appear to have an official leader or organisational structure and, instead, appears to work as a means through which its members can collectively draw attention to what it believes are irregularities within the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
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The members of Platform for Transparency were:
- Hans-Peter MartinHans-Peter MartinHans-Peter Martin is an Austrian journalist and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999.Born in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Martin worked for the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel...
(Hans-Peter Martin's ListHans-Peter Martin's ListThe Hans-Peter Martin's List – For genuine control in Brussels is an Austrian anti-corruption and pro-transparency political party. It currently has 3 seats in the European Parliament....
) — a Non-InscritsNon-InscritsNon-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups....
member.
- Paul van Buitenen (Europe TransparentEurope TransparentEurope Transparent was a political party in the Netherlands. The founder of the party, Paul van Buitenen, announced the party's establishment on 8 April 2004. In the 2004 election to the European Parliament the party gained two seats, after a campaign that cost no more than €4,000...
) — an independent member of the European Greens–European Free AllianceEuropean Greens–European Free AllianceThe Greens European Free Alliance is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament....
group between 2004 and 2009.
- Ashley MoteAshley MoteAshley Mote was a non-inscrit Member of the European Parliament for South East England. An outspoken critic of fraud in the European Institutions, he himself was convicted of benefit fraud in 2007 for which he served a nine-month prison sentence and was described by the trial judge as "a truly...
(IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
) — a Non-Inscrit member, representing South East EnglandSouth East EnglandSouth East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
, who was elected in 2004 as a member of the United Kingdom Independence PartyUnited Kingdom Independence PartyThe United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP...
. He did not seek re-election in 2009.
On 8 January 2007 it was reported that Ashley Mote
Ashley Mote
Ashley Mote was a non-inscrit Member of the European Parliament for South East England. An outspoken critic of fraud in the European Institutions, he himself was convicted of benefit fraud in 2007 for which he served a nine-month prison sentence and was described by the trial judge as "a truly...
will become a member of the new Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
thumb|right|Group logoIdentity, Tradition, Sovereignty was a political group in the European Parliament composed of 23 members from European parties variously described as right-wing and nationalist...
group in the European Parliament, which includes far-right and nationalist elements.http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,1984947,00.htmlhttp://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2717104 It is not known if this will affect the continued operation of Platform for Transparency.