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|website = }} The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)〔 is a Eurosceptic and anti-federalist〔〔 political group in the European Parliament. The ECR is the parliamentary group of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR) European political party, but also includes MEPs from four other European parties and thirteen MEPs without European party affiliation. The ECR was founded around the Movement for European Reform after the 2009 European elections at the behest of British Conservative Party leader David Cameron. During the Seventh European Parliament (2009–14), the ECR had 55 MEPs, making it the joint fourth-largest group. After the 2014 European elections, the party accepted thirteen new member parties, increasing group membership to 71 MEPs and making it the current third-largest group in the European Parliament. The group is considered centre-right to right-wing. The largest parties in the group by number of MEPs are the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom and Law and Justice (PiS) of Poland. ==Founding principles== The genesis of the ECR dates back to 2005, and possibly earlier. A political group in the European Parliament cannot be officially recognised if it contains MEPs from only a single member state. Instead, it must meet the minimum threshold required by the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure.〔("Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, 7th parliamentary term - July 2009, Rule 30: Formation of political groups" ) 1 July 2009, from (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ )〕〔("Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, 16th edition - March 2009, Rule 29: Formation of political groups" ) 6 April 2009, from (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ )〕 Any party seeking to create a group must therefore seek partners. The last mixed group in the European Parliament was forcibly dissolved. Since then, groups have been required to demonstrate ideological coherence. This is usually done by publishing a document (sometimes called a ''constituent declaration'') stating the principles to which each group member is expected to adhere. The constituent declaration of the ECR has become known as the ''Prague Declaration''. That document outlines the following principles:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Prague Declaration : European Conservatives and Reformists Group )〕 # Free enterprise, free and fair trade and competition, minimal regulation, lower taxation, and small government as the ultimate catalysts for individual freedom and personal and national prosperity. # Freedom of the individual, more personal responsibility and greater democratic accountability. # Sustainable, clean energy supply with an emphasis on energy security. # The importance of the family as the bedrock of society. # The sovereign integrity of the nation state, opposition to EU federalism and a renewed respect for true subsidiarity. # The overriding value of the transatlantic security relationship in a revitalised NATO, and support for young democracies across Europe. # Effectively controlled immigration and an end to abuse of asylum procedures # Efficient and modern public services and sensitivity to the needs of both rural and urban communities. # An end to waste and excessive bureaucracy and a commitment to greater transparency and probity in the EU institutions and use of EU funds. # Respect and equitable treatment for all EU countries, new and old, large and small. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「European Conservatives and Reformists」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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