The European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (EAFD, , ) was a

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European political alliance founded in summer 2020 by non-attached MEPs

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and Dorien Rookmaker. According to the EAFD, its policy is based on the following principles: the

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and the fight against corruption both at the level of the EU and at the level of its member states,

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and

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as well as equality between citizens and between the member states of the EU. The EAFD's application for entry in the register of the

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was rejected on 1 October 2020. This was justified by the fact that the member parties of the EAFD were not represented in a quarter of the member states, either in the European Parliament, in a national parliament, or in a regional assembly.

Members

Former members

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Leadership

* President:

* Vice President and Treasurer: Dorien Rookmaker

References

External links

EAFD website

Former EAFD website
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