Non-attached members, also known by the French term (, NI), are members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who do not belong to one of the recognised political groups, which as of May 2025 consisted of eight groups ranging from far-left 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)
State National party MEPs Direct Democracy Cyprus None Communist Party of Bohemia and MoraviaKomunistická strana Čech a Moravy PEL observerPEL individual member Enough!Stačilo! ECPP individual member Independent (elected with National Rally)Malika Sorel Independent Sahra Wagenknecht AllianceBündnis Sahra Wagenknecht None The PARTYDie PARTEI None Independent (elected with Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance)Friedrich Pürner Independent Communist Party of Greece European Communist Action Victory None Course of Freedom None Alternative Democratic Reform PartyAlternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei ECR Confederation of the Polish CrownKonfederacja Korony Polskiej None Justice and BrotherhoodDreptate și Frăție None S.O.S. RomaniaS.O.S. România None Direction – Social DemocracySmer – sociálna demokracia None Voice – Social DemocracyHlas – sociálna demokracia PES (associate; suspended) The Party Is OverSe Acabó La Fiesta (SALF) None Total
9th European Parliament (2019–2024)
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing. State National party MEPs IndependentMarc Tarabella Independent IndependentElena Yoncheva Independent Law and JusticePravo i Pravda None IndependentHynek Blaško Independent IndependentsGilbert Collard, Maxette Grisoni-Pirbakas, Hervé Juvin, Jérôme Rivière Independent Alternative for GermanyAlternative für Deutschland None The PARTYDie PARTEI None IndependentsMartin Buschmann, Jörg Meuthen Independent Communist Party of GreeceΚομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (ΚΚΕ) INITIATIVE IndependentsAlexis Georgoulis, Eva Kaili, Athanasios Konstantinou, Ioannis Lagos Independent Fidesz – Hungarian Civic AllianceFidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Fidesz) None Jobbik – ConservativesJobbik – Konzervatívok (Jobbik) ECPM Five Star Movement (M5S) None Christian Democracy Sicily (DCS) None IndependentsAndrea Cozzolino, Dino Giarrusso, Maria Veronica Rossi, Massimiliano Smeriglio Independent Latvian Russian Union (LKS) (РСЛ) EFA (suspended) Labour Party (DP) None Forum for Democracy (FvD) None Social Democratic PartyPartidul Social Democrat (PSD) PES Direction – Social DemocracySmer – sociálna demokracia (SMER-SD) PES (suspended) Slovak PATRIOTSlovenský PATRIOT (SP) None Republic MovementHnutie Republika None Together for CataloniaJunts per Catalunya (Junts) None Total
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.europarl.europa.eu
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing. Country # National party MEP European alliance 1 Independent (elected with DF) None 1 National Rally (RN) EAF / MENF 1 (elected with RN) APF 1 Independent (elected with RN) None 1 None1 National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) APF 2 Golden Dawn (ΧΑ) APF 1 (elected with ΧΑ) (ΠΑΤ.ΡΙ.Ε.) None 2 Communist Party of Greece (ΚΚΕ) INITIATIVE 1 Jobbik None 2 Independent (elected with Jobbik) 1 Liberty None 1 Civic Platform (PO) EPP 1 Independent (elected with PiS) None 1 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) None 2 Independent (elected with UKIP)
Previous members Country # National party MEP European alliance 4 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) Barbara Kappel EAF / MENL Harald Vilimsky 1 Flemish Interest (VB) 18 National Front (FN) Dominique Bilde Marie-Christine Boutonnet Steeve Briois Mireille d'Ornano Sylvie Goddyn Jean-François Jalkh Dominique Martin Joëlle Mélin Bernard Monot Mylène Troszczynski 2 (RBM) Gilles Lebreton Jean-Luc Schaffhauser 1 Independent (elected with FN) none 1 Alternative for Germany (AfD) none 1 Democratic Party Party of European Socialists 5 Northern League (LN) EAF / MENL Gianluca Buonanno 1 European People's Party 1 Independent (elected with M5S) None 1 Latvian Farmers' Union (ZZS) None 4 Party for Freedom (PVV) EAF Vicky Maeijer Auke Zijlstra 3 Congress of the New Right (KNP) None Michał Marusik Stanisław Żółtek 1 Liberty None 1 Independent None 1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) PES 1 Independent (elected with UKIP) None 1 UK Independence Party (UKIP)
7th European Parliament (2009–2014) The majority of Non-attached members were right wing. Country # National party MEP European alliance 1 Hans-Peter Martin's List None 2 formerly Hans-Peter Martin's List 2 Freedom Party 1 Alliance for the Future of Austria 1 Flemish Interest 2 Attack 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 British Democratic Party None 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 UK Independence Party (UKIP) UK Independence Party An Independence Party An Independence from Europe UK Independence Party United Kingdom Independent We Demand a Referendum
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.MEPs welcome fall of far-right group EU Observer
The majority of Non-attached members were right wing. Country# National party MEP European alliance 2 1 Hans-Peter Martin's List (Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin) Hans-Peter Martin None 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 None 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 ADIE 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 European alliance 5 Freedom Party Gerhard Hager None Wolfgang Ilgenfritz Hans Kronberger Daniela Raschhofer Peter Sichrovsky 2 Vlaams Blok Philip Claeys Koenraad Dillen 1 Independent Ward BeysenLeft the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats in 2003. 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 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. Dominique Souchet Alexandre Varaut 7 Italian Radicals Emma Bonino ELDR Marco Cappato Benedetto Della Vedova Olivier Dupuis Marco Pannella 4 Lega Nord Mario Borghezio None Marco FormentiniJoined the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe on 5 October 1999. Gian Paolo Gobbo Francesco Speroni 1 Tricolour Flame Joined the Union for Europe of the Nations in 2001. 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 European alliance 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 European alliance 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 European alliance 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 European alliance 2 Democrats 66 Suzanne Dekker none Aar de Goede
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