Germany’s AfD and Hungarian Representatives Establish New EP Group
A new European parliamentary group and faction called the ‘Europe of Sovereign Nations’ has been formed in Brussels with the involvement of the Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk Mozgalom) from Hungary, announced László Toroczkai, President of the Our Homeland Movement party, in Brussels.
The Hungarian party president announced on Wednesday that the new group would be formed that day. “We are doing today what no Hungarian party that has been called national radical has ever managed to do. Together with our allies in the European Parliament in Brussels, we are forming the new European family of parties, the new EP group,” he wrote on Twitter.
Mr. Toroczkai called the establishment of the group a “historic day” and stressed that the “intellectual foundation” of the Europe of Sovereign Nations was laid last year in the Hungarian Parliament with the adoption of the Budapest Declaration, confirmed this year by the Sofia Declaration.
The German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party announced on Wednesday that it had found enough partners to form its own group in the European Parliament, which currently includes Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 14 MEPs, Confederation Liberty and Independence (Konfederacja) from Poland with 3 MEPs, Revival from Bulgaria with 3 MEPs, Reconquete from France with 1 MEP, Our Homeland Movement from Hungary with 1 MEP, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) from the Czech Republic with 1 MEP, Republic Movement (Republika) from Slovakia with 1 MEP, and People and Justice Union from Lithuania with 1 MEP. Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF) from Spain was also going to join but backed out at the last minute.
László Toroczkai mentioned that there are other interested parties, and the number of members could grow, but the S.O.S. Romania party’s application to join the parliamentary group was rejected at the request of the Our Homeland Movement due to concerns regarding anti-Hungarianism and the depiction of Romania’s borders inaccurately.
In response to questions, Toroczkai stated that the decision on whether the new group would cooperate with other political groups in the EU Parliament would be taken later by the members of the group. The representatives of the parties forming the new group adopted a declaration at the inaugural meeting in the European Parliament, emphasizing the vision of Europe as a federation of independent nation-states with controlled migration.
The group also rejects extremist LGBTQ political ideologies and aims to preserve Europe as it has been known. Toroczkai stressed the importance of creating an alliance of equal European nations while opposing the imposition of a ‘United States of Europe’ concept.
Overall, the formation of the Europe of Sovereign Nations group marks a significant development in European politics, with potential for further growth and impact in the future.
