▁Left ▁- ▁Nord ic ▁Green ▁Left ▁group . ▁S ø nder ga ard ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Den mark ▁for ▁En h eds listen . ▁S ø nder ga ard ▁replaced ▁M EP ▁Ole ▁Kr ar up ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁Kr ar up ▁res igned ▁after ▁a ▁traffic ▁accident . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁they ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E DD ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁but ▁then ▁switched ▁to ▁being ▁associate ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁G UE - N GL ▁group . ▁Ole ▁Kr ar up ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁Dan ish ▁subgroup ▁of ▁E DD , ▁J ens - Peter ▁Bon de ▁from ▁the ▁June ▁Mov ement , ▁increasing ly ▁aim ed ▁at ▁" dem ocrat ising " ▁or ▁" im pro ving " ▁the ▁EU , ▁according ▁to ▁Kr ar up ▁making ▁it ▁impossible ▁for ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Mov ement ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁policies ▁within ▁the ▁group . ▁Kr ar up ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁membership ▁was ▁a ▁primarily ▁technical ▁matter , ▁and ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁G UE - N GL ▁group ▁could ▁secure ▁full ▁political ▁aut onomy ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Mov ement . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁political ▁cross - spect rum ▁position ▁was ▁not ▁affected . ▁ ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Mov ement ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁EU dem ocr ats ▁and ▁TE AM ▁( the ▁European ▁Alliance ▁of ▁EU - crit ical ▁Mov ements )