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Non-attached members
Members of the European Parliament not in a political group
Members of the European Parliament not in a political group
Non-attached members, also known by the French term Non-Inscrits (, NI), are members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who do not belong to one of the recognised political groups, which as May 2025 consisted of 8 groups ranging from left-wing to far-right in their political positions.
These MEPs may be members of a national party, or of a European political party; however, for a political grouping to be formed in the European Parliament there need to be 23 MEPs from seven countries. Being part of a group grants access to state funds and committee seats, but the group members must be ideologically tied. Groups of convenience, such as the Technical Group of Independents, previously existed, but are no longer allowed, and the minimum requirements for group formation have been raised, forcing parties and MEPs without ideological similarity to already existing groupings to sit as non-inscrits. Whilst some groups of MEPs who sit as non-inscrits may share similar views and express an intention to form new groupings between themselves in the future, non-inscrits as a whole have no specific ties to each other, other than their mutual lack of a political grouping.
MEPs
10th European Parliament (2024–2029)
Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2024–2029)
| State | National party | European party | MEPs | European Union | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Movement for Rights and Freedoms | ||||
| Движение за права и свободи | None | ||||
| Cyprus | Independent | ||||
| Fidias Panayiotou | Independent | ||||
| Czech Republic | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | ||||
| Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy | PEL observer | ||||
| PEL individual member | |||||
| Enough! | |||||
| Stačilo! | None | ||||
| ECPP individual member | |||||
| France | Independent (elected with National Rally) | ||||
| Malika Sorel | Independent | ||||
| Germany | Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance | ||||
| Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht | None | ||||
| The PARTY | |||||
| Die PARTEI | None | ||||
| Party of Progress | |||||
| Partei des Fortschritts | None | ||||
| Independent (elected with Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance) | |||||
| Friedrich Pürner | Independent | ||||
| Greece | Communist Party of Greece | ||||
| Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας | None | ||||
| Victory | |||||
| Νίκη | None | ||||
| Course of Freedom | |||||
| Πλεύση Ελευθερίας | None | ||||
| Independents (elected with Syriza) | |||||
| *Nikos Pappas | |||||
| Nikolas Farantouris* | Independent | ||||
| Luxembourg | Alternative Democratic Reform Party | ||||
| Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei | ECR | ||||
| Poland | Confederation of the Polish Crown | ||||
| Konfederacja Korony Polskiej | None | ||||
| Romania | S.O.S. Romania | ||||
| S.O.S. România | None | ||||
| Slovakia | Direction – Social Democracy | ||||
| Smer – sociálna demokracia | None | ||||
| Voice – Social Democracy | |||||
| Hlas – sociálna demokracia | PES (associate; suspended) | ||||
| Spain | The Party Is Over | ||||
| Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF) | None |
9th European Parliament (2019–2024)
Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2019–2024)
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.
| State | National party | European party | MEPs | European Union | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Independent | ||||
| Marc Tarabella | Independent | ||||
| Bulgaria | Independent | ||||
| Elena Yoncheva | Independent | ||||
| Croatia | Law and Justice | ||||
| Pravo i Pravda | None | ||||
| Czech Republic | Independent | ||||
| Hynek Blaško | Independent | ||||
| France | Independents | ||||
| Gilbert Collard, Maxette Grisoni-Pirbakas, Hervé Juvin, Jérôme Rivière | Independent | ||||
| Germany | Alternative for Germany | ||||
| Alternative für Deutschland | None | ||||
| The PARTY | |||||
| Die PARTEI | None | ||||
| Independents | |||||
| Martin Buschmann, Jörg Meuthen | Independent | ||||
| Greece | Communist Party of Greece | ||||
| Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (ΚΚΕ) | None | ||||
| Independents | |||||
| Alexis Georgoulis, Eva Kaili, Athanasios Konstantinou, Ioannis Lagos | Independent | ||||
| Hungary | Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance | ||||
| Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Fidesz) | None | ||||
| Jobbik – Conservatives | |||||
| Jobbik – Konzervatívok (Jobbik) | ECPM | ||||
| Italy | Five Star Movement | ||||
| Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) | None | ||||
| Christian Democracy Sicily | |||||
| Democrazia Cristiana Sicilia (DCS) | None | ||||
| Independents | |||||
| Andrea Cozzolino, Dino Giarrusso, Maria Veronica Rossi, Massimiliano Smeriglio | Independent | ||||
| Latvia | Latvian Russian Union | ||||
| Latvijas Krievu savienība (LKS) | |||||
| Русский союз Латвии (РСЛ) | EFA (suspended) | ||||
| Lithuania | Labour Party | ||||
| Darbo Partija (DP) | None | ||||
| Netherlands | Forum for Democracy | ||||
| Forum voor Democratie (FvD) | None | ||||
| Romania | Social Democratic Party | ||||
| Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) | PES | ||||
| Slovakia | Direction – Social Democracy | ||||
| Smer – sociálna demokracia (SMER-SD) | PES (suspended) | ||||
| Slovak PATRIOT | |||||
| Slovenský PATRIOT (SP) | None | ||||
| Republic Movement | |||||
| Hnutie Republika | None | ||||
| Spain | Together for Catalonia | ||||
| Junts per Catalunya (Junts) | None |
Prior to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, there were 30 British MEPs who were Non-Inscrits: 29 members of the Brexit Party and 1 member of the Democratic Unionist Party.
8th European Parliament (2014–2019)
The number of Non-Inscrits rose temporarily from 48 at the beginning of the term to 100 between 16 and 20 October 2014 when the EFDD group dissolved following the departure of Latvian MEP Iveta Grigule. The EFDD group was restored when Robert Iwaszkiewicz (KNP, Poland) decided to join it.
On 15 June 2015, 35 Non-Inscrits MEPs and a former EFDD member (Janice Atkinson, excluded from UKIP) formed a new group, named "Europe of Nations and Freedom" (ENF), around Marine Le Pen (FN) and Marcel de Graaff (PVV), later joined on 24 June 2015 by Aymeric Chauprade. The number of Non-Inscrits then fell to 14 on 22 July 2015, when Juan Fernando López Aguilar reintegrated S&D. Aymeric Chauprade left ENF on 9 November 2015. Marcus Pretzell was expelled from ECR before joining the ENF in May 2016, bringing the number of Non-Inscrits to 15. From May 2016 to May 2017 Renato Soru was expelled from S&D after being sentenced for tax evasion. When Steven Woolfe and Diane James left EFDD in October and November 2016 and Alessandra Mussolini left EPP during twelve days in November–December 2016 the number of Non-Inscrits grew to 19 before coming back to 18. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski was expelled from the EPP in March 2017.
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independent (elected with DF) | |||
| (was member of ECR until 21 February 2018) | None | |||
| 1 | National Rally (RN) | |||
| Rassemblement National | EAF / MENF | |||
| 1 | Comités Jeanne (elected with RN) | APF | ||
| 1 | Independent (elected with RN) | |||
| (was member of EFDD until 5 July 2018) | None | |||
| 1 | Die PARTEI | None | ||
| 1 | National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) | |||
| Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands | APF | |||
| 2 | Golden Dawn | |||
| Χρυσή Αυγή (ΧΑ) | ||||
| Chrysí Avgí | {{sortname | Georgios Epitidios}} | ||
| {{sortname | Lambros Foundoulis}} | |||
| 1 | (elected with ΧΑ) | |||
| Πατριωτική Ριζοσπαστική Ένωση (ΠΑΤ.ΡΙ.Ε.) | ||||
| Patriotikí Rizospastikí Énosi | {{sortname | Eleftherios Synadinos}} | None | |
| 2 | Communist Party of Greece | |||
| Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (ΚΚΕ) | ||||
| Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas | INITIATIVE | |||
| {{sortname | Sotirios Zarianopoulos}} | |||
| 1 | Jobbik | |||
| Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom | None | |||
| 2 | Independent (elected with Jobbik) | |||
| 1 | Liberty | |||
| Wolność | ||||
| (left KNP and joined KORWiN, replacing Janusz Korwin-Mikke upon his resignation) | None | |||
| 1 | Civic Platform (PO) | |||
| Platforma Obywatelska | ||||
| (expelled from EPP in March 2017) | EPP | |||
| 1 | Independent (elected with PiS) | |||
| (was member of ECR until 13 April 2018) | None | |||
| 1 | Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | None | ||
| 2 | Independent (elected with UKIP) | |||
| (was member of EFDD until 28 May 2018) | ||||
| (was member of EFDD until 23 October 2016) |
Previous members
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) | |||
| Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs | Barbara Kappel | EAF / MENL | ||
| Harald Vilimsky | ||||
| 1 | Flemish Interest (VB) | |||
| Vlaams Belang | ||||
| 18 | National Front (FN) | |||
| Front National | ||||
| Dominique Bilde | ||||
| Marie-Christine Boutonnet | ||||
| Steeve Briois | ||||
| Mireille d'Ornano | ||||
| Sylvie Goddyn | ||||
| Jean-François Jalkh | ||||
| (Replaced Jeanne Pothain, who resigned before sitting) | ||||
| Dominique Martin | ||||
| Joëlle Mélin | ||||
| Bernard Monot | ||||
| Mylène Troszczynski | ||||
| 2 | Rassemblement bleu Marine (RBM) | |||
| Front National | Gilles Lebreton | |||
| Jean-Luc Schaffhauser | ||||
| 1 | Independent (elected with FN) | |||
| (from 9 November 2015 to 18 April 2018; was member of ENF from 24 June to 9 November 2015) | none | |||
| 1 | Alternative for Germany (AfD) | |||
| Alternative für Deutschland | ||||
| (from 12 April 2016 to 1 May 2016) | none | |||
| 1 | Democratic Party | |||
| (was member of S&D until 9 May 2016 and from 16 May 2017) | Party of European Socialists | |||
| 5 | Northern League (LN) | |||
| Lega Nord | EAF / MENL | |||
| Gianluca Buonanno | ||||
| (Replaced on 11 July 2014 Flavio Tosi, who resigned to remain mayor of Verona) | ||||
| 1 | Forza Italia | |||
| (was member of EPP Group until 29 November 2016 and after 11 December 2016) | European People's Party | |||
| 1 | Independent (elected with M5S) | |||
| (was member of EFDD until 13 February 2018 and member of ALDE from 18 April 2019) | None | |||
| 1 | Latvian Farmers' Union (ZZS) | |||
| Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība | ||||
| (from 16 October 2014 to 27 April 2015) | None | |||
| 4 | Party for Freedom (PVV) | |||
| Partij voor de Vrijheid | EAF | |||
| Vicky Maeijer | ||||
| Auke Zijlstra | ||||
| (from 1 to 7 September 2015, then joined ENF. He replaced Hans Jansen who died on 5 May 2015, himself replacing Geert Wilders, who resigned before sitting) | ||||
| 3 | Congress of the New Right (KNP) | |||
| Kongres Nowej Prawicy | ||||
| (until 20 October 2014, before joining EFDD) | None | |||
| Michał Marusik | ||||
| Stanisław Żółtek | ||||
| 1 | Liberty | |||
| Wolność | ||||
| (left KNP and founded own party KORWiN in March 2015) | None | |||
| 1 | Independent | None | ||
| 1 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | |||
| Partido Socialista Obrero Español | ||||
| (suspended from S&D from 15 April to 21 July 2015 following allegations of domestic violence) | PES | |||
| 1 | Independent (elected with UKIP) | |||
| (was member of EFDD until 19 November 2016 and from 17 December 2018) | None | |||
| 1 | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | |||
| (was member of EFDD until 7 December 2018 and member of ENF from 15 January 2019) |
7th European Parliament (2009–2014)
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Peter Martin's List | None | ||||
| 2 | formerly Hans-Peter Martin's List | |||||
| 2 | Freedom Party | {{sortname | Andreas | Mölzer | Molzer}} | |
| 1 | Alliance for the Future of Austria | |||||
| 1 | Flemish Interest | |||||
| 2 | Attack | |||||
| (joined EFD in 2012, while leaving Attack and founding PROUD) | ||||||
| 3 | Front National | AENM | ||||
| None | ||||||
| 3 | Jobbik | |||||
| 1 | Northern League | MELD? | ||||
| 1 | formerly Labour | None | ||||
| 3 | Party for Freedom | |||||
| 1 | Article 50 (formerly Party for Freedom) | |||||
| 1 | (formerly Party for Freedom) | |||||
| 2 | Greater Romania Party | |||||
| 1 | New Generation Party – Christian Democratic | |||||
| 1 | Union, Progress and Democracy | |||||
| 2 | British National Party | AENM | ||||
| British National Party (until 17 October 2010) | ||||||
| British Democratic Party (from 9 February 2013) | None | |||||
| 1 | Democratic Unionist Party | |||||
| 3 | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | |||||
| (left EFD on 25 March 2011) | ||||||
| UK Independence Party (before 4 November 2013) | ||||||
| An Independence Party (2013–14) | ||||||
| An Independence from Europe (from 25 March 2014) | ||||||
| (left EFD on 23 June 2010, rejoined EFD on 11 December 2012, left EFD again on 9 September 2013) | ||||||
| UK Independence Party (before 16 February 2011) | ||||||
| United Kingdom Independent (2011–12) | ||||||
| We Demand a Referendum (from 13 September 2012) | ||||||
| (left EFD on 18 January 2010) |
6th European Parliament (2004-2009)
In the 6th European Parliament 23 right-wing NIs briefly formed the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group at the start of 2007, but it collapsed on 14 November 2007 due to internal disagreements.
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Hans-Peter Martin's List (Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin) | Hans-Peter Martin | |
| 1 | Freedom Party | Andreas Mölzer | ||
| 3 | Flemish Interest | Philip Claeys | ||
| Koenraad Dillen | ||||
| Frank Vanhecke | ||||
| 3 | National Union Attack | |||
| Dimitar Stoyanov | ||||
| Slavcho Binev | ||||
| Desislav Chukolov | ||||
| 1 | Independent Democrats (Nezávislí demokraté) | Jana Bobošíková | ||
| 7 | National Front | Bruno Gollnisch | Euronat | |
| Carl Lang | ||||
| Jean-Marie Le Pen | ||||
| Marine Le Pen | ||||
| Fernand Le Rachinel | ||||
| Jean-Claude Martinez | ||||
| Lydia Schenardi | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Olive Tree (Uniti nell'Ulivo) | Gianni Rivera | |
| 1 | Social Alternative | Roberto Fiore | ||
| 1 | Tricolour Flame | Luca Romagnoli | Euronat | |
| 2 | League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin) | Sylwester Chruszcz | None | |
| Maciej Giertych | ||||
| 3 | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | |||
| (Ľudová strana – Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko) | Peter Baco | |||
| Irena Belohorská | ||||
| Sergej Kozlík | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister | |
| 1 | formerly UKIP | Ashley Mote | None | |
| 1 | Robert Kilroy-Silk | |||
| 1 | Tom Wise |
5th European Parliament (1999–2004)
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Freedom Party | Gerhard Hager | None | |
| Wolfgang Ilgenfritz | ||||
| Hans Kronberger | ||||
| Daniela Raschhofer | ||||
| Peter Sichrovsky | ||||
| 2 | Vlaams Blok | Philip Claeys | ||
| Koenraad Dillen | ||||
| 1 | Independent | Ward Beysen | ||
| 3 | June Movement | Bent Andersen | ||
| Jens-Peter Bonde | ||||
| Ulla Sandbæk | ||||
| 5 | National Front | Charles de Gaulle | Euronat | |
| Bruno Gollnisch | ||||
| Carl Lang | ||||
| Jean-Claude Martinez | ||||
| Marie-France Stirbois | ||||
| 5 | Individual members of Rally for France | |||
| Dominique Souchet | ||||
| Alexandre Varaut | ||||
| 7 | Italian Radicals | Emma Bonino | ELDR | |
| Marco Cappato | ||||
| Benedetto Della Vedova | ||||
| Marco Pannella | ||||
| 4 | Lega Nord | Mario Borghezio | None | |
| Marco Formentini | ||||
| Gian Paolo Gobbo | ||||
| Francesco Speroni | ||||
| 1 | Tricolour Flame | |||
| 1 | Batasuna | Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso | ||
| 1 | Democratic Unionist Party | Ian Paisley |
4th European Parliament (1994–1999)
The British Democratic Unionist Party was the only Non-attached.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Unionist Party | Ian Paisley | none |
3rd European Parliament (1989–1994)
The Dutch Reformed Political Party was the only Non-attached.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformed Political Party | Leen van der Waal | none |
2nd European Parliament (1984–1989)
The Dutch Reformed Political Party was the only Non-attached.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reformed Political Party | Leen van der Waal | none |
1st European Parliament (1979–1984)
The Dutch Democrats 66 was the only Non-attached.
| Country | # | National party | MEP | EU party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Democrats 66 | Suzanne Dekker | none | |
| Aar de Goede |
Notes
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- Left the [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats]] in 2003.
- Member of [[Union for Europe of the Nations]] until 2001, Non-Inscrit from 2001 to 2003, and member of [[European People's Party (European Parliament group)]] from 2003.
- Member of [[Union for Europe of the Nations]] until 2001.
- Joined the [[Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe]] on 5 October 1999.
- Joined the [[Union for Europe of the Nations]] in 2001.
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