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Thursday, January 29, 2004 

Making UKIP Illegal in Europe

THis morning's EUobserver carries a report on steps to separate secessionist political parties from their EU perks.

The regulation is not new and has been commented upon at some length in the past in our sister blog Ironies. One effect of the ruling is that funding can be withheld from any party that does not respect the "principles on which the European Union is founded".

The much respected Conservative MEP Roger Helmer, who represents the East Midlands, and his recently re-disgraced colleague Nigel Farage, UKIP MEP for South East England, now best recalled for his stated understanding of parcel bombers and worrying allusions to the IRA, are both mentioned in this linked article as among those resisting this new regulation, which will be effective from next July.

One must presume that UKIP's MEP's at least are not confident of gaining any changes based upon their recent reported attempts to have references to 'EU Withdrawal' removed from the UKIP's pamphlets!

The EU Regulation is linked in pdf format from here

posted by Martin |6:18 AM
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