Libertas Germany
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Libertas Germany is a eurosceptic
German
political party founded in 2009. It is a member of the pan-European movement Libertas.eu
established to impede the Lisbon Treaty.
In March 2009 the foundation of Libertas Germany was disclosed at a press conference in Berlin
. Carlos A. Gebauer and Eva Schoeller were presented as candidates for chairperson.
However, Libertas Germany failed to obtain 4.000 certified signatures by the end of March to register for the 2009 Euroelections
. This failure was described by the Irish Times as "a major blow to the organisation’s pan-European ambitions".
Instead, the pan-European mother party Libertas.eu found by May 2009 a German affiliate in the small Christian conservative party AUF in order to pursue its pan-European ambitions for the 2009 European Elections. However, as AUF had already filed its electoral lists, the list name did not include the name Libertas, unlike the affiliate lists in the other European countries.
Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union , and opposition to the process of European integration, existing throughout the political spectrum. Traditionally, the main source of euroscepticism has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state...
German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
political party founded in 2009. It is a member of the pan-European movement Libertas.eu
Libertas.eu
Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union.-Preamble:...
established to impede the Lisbon Treaty.
In March 2009 the foundation of Libertas Germany was disclosed at a press conference in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Carlos A. Gebauer and Eva Schoeller were presented as candidates for chairperson.
However, Libertas Germany failed to obtain 4.000 certified signatures by the end of March to register for the 2009 Euroelections
European Parliament election, 2009 (Germany)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Germany was the German part of the European Parliament election, 2009. The voting was held on Sunday, 7 June. A total of 26 parties competed for the 99 seats reserved for Germany in the European Parliament...
. This failure was described by the Irish Times as "a major blow to the organisation’s pan-European ambitions".
Instead, the pan-European mother party Libertas.eu found by May 2009 a German affiliate in the small Christian conservative party AUF in order to pursue its pan-European ambitions for the 2009 European Elections. However, as AUF had already filed its electoral lists, the list name did not include the name Libertas, unlike the affiliate lists in the other European countries.