The European Movement UK is an independent pressure group in the United Kingdom which campaigns in support of greater European integration and for reform of the European Union. It is part of the European Movement International.
The current President of the European Movement UK is the Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP and the current chairman is Petros Fassoulas. The organisation promotes a 'more democratic, effective and accountable' EU.
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