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Hungarian, Polish and Italian prime ministers laid the foundations for a conservative alliance in Budapest on Thursday, without mentioning, at this stage, a reorganization of the groups in the European Parliament, reports AFP. cited by Agerpres.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed, at the end of the meeting, „the first step of a long journey together“.
“We agreed to continue the collaboration. We will meet in May, either in Rome or Warsaw, the date will depend on the pandemic.“Orban said at a joint press conference.
Alongside him, Matteo Salvini, leader of the Italian far-right League, spoke about a „road that starts today and will continue in various stages in various European capitals, expanding the group“.
“OR European integration that respects national sovereignty, the family, Christianity“, defending values „traditionally“
“We present ourselves as the historical and foundational nucleus“ of this alliance, with „the goal of being the first in Europe“Added Salvini, promising „the hope“ after „the darkest and darkest period after the war“.
According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, it is about „representation of a wide range of opinions and people“.
He claimed „a European integration (…) that respects national sovereignty, the family, Christianity“, defending values „traditionally“.
This was the first meeting after Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party, Fidesz, turned its back on the European People’s Party (EPP, right). The three leaders share opposition to the European Commission on the rule of law and respect for the right of asylum, as well as non-membership of the EPP.
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If the 12 Fidesz MEPs are not affiliated with any group, the Salvini and Morawiecki MEPs are part of two different parliamentary groups in Strasbourg. The Polish PiS party is part of the Group of European Conservatives and Reformists, and the League of Salvini is part of the Identity and Democracy group.
If unified, MEPs from these three parties would be the second largest political force in the European Parliament and could influence EU policy, Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday during the announcement of Thursday’s meeting in Budapest.
“It is not unrealistic for these parties to form a group in the European Parliament“Daniele Albertazzi, a political scientist at the University of Birmingham, commented to AFP, while emphasizing the differences in the positioning of the three political parties on various issues.
Attempts to coagulate far-right and nationalist political forces in the European Parliament have so far failed.
Shortly after the Budapest meeting, EPP leader Donald Tusk from Poland wrote on Twitter: „Russia is mobilizing its forces around Ukraine. (…) In Budapest, Morawiecki is organizing a pro-Putin political bloc with Orban and Salvini. Not an April Fool trick“.
Publisher: Liviu Cojan
