Group for the technical coordination and defense of independent groups and MEPs

Group for the technical coordination and defense of independent groups and MEPs
Official abbreviation	CDI
Members	11/410 (1979) 12/434 (1984)
Group leaders	Marco Pannella Neil Blaney Jens-Peter Bonde
founding	1979
resolution	1984
successor	Rainbow faction
Alignment	Radical liberalism , nationalism , left politics

The Group for the Technical Coordination and Defense of Independent Groups and Members (including Technical Group of Independents , Eng. Group for the Technical Coordination and Defense of Independent Groups and Members, abbr. CDI) was a faction in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1984. The parliamentary group united parties of different orientations, from radical liberals to left-wing Eurosceptics to nationalists .

After the European elections in 1984 , some of the members of the new rainbow parliamentary group joined.

Members

country	Political party	number	Members
Belgium	Volksunie	1	Maurits Coppieters (until February 11, 1981, retired), Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (from February 12, 1981, successor)
	Front démocratique des francofones - Rassemblement Walloon	-/1	Paul-Henry Gendebien (from December 15, 1981, previously non-attached)
Denmark	Folkebevægelsen mod EF	4th	Else Hammerich , Jens-Peter Bonde , Sven Skovmand , Jørgen Bøgh
Ireland	Independent Fianna Fáil	1	Neil Blaney
Italy	Partito di Unità Proletaria	1	Luciana Castellina
	Democrazia Proletaria	1	Mario Capanna
	Partito Radicale	3/2	Marco Pannella , Emma Bonino , Leonardo Sciascia (until September 24, 1979, resigned ), Maria Antonietta Macciocchi (September 28, 1979– February 16, 1982, successor, change to the Social Democratic Group)
United Kingdom	Social Democratic Party	-/1	Michael Gallagher (December 13, 1983, transfer from the Social Democratic Group)

See also

See also : Technical Group of Independent MEPs (1999–2001)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1]