Extreme right-wing parties in Europe and networks
An inventory before the European elections 2009The then EU Justice Commissioner Franco FRATTINI1 did not mince his mouth, when he center 2007 for right-wing extremism in the European Union took a stand. "I want to put it hard: Neo-Nazis are a cancer for democratic countries [...]. You are a real threat to our democracy. The worst thing is: Xenophobia and right to take in Europe. "Currently, there are five countries, so further FRATTINI, which gave him special concern. "These include Germany, but also in France, Belgium, Denmark, and, unfortunately, in my native Italy, it does not look much better. "2 A few months earlier had under the name" Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty" (ITS) can constitute an openly right-wing group in the European Parliament again for more than a decade for the first time. The driving force of long beforehand prepared merger were deputies from France, Belgium, Italy and Austria, to which the EU accession of Bulgaria and Romania on 1. January 2007 six other parliamentarians met. The status for the Group
necessary quorum of 20 Members was fulfilled. At its inception, the "National Front" parties (UN), die "Greater Romania Party" (PRM), the "Vlaams Belang" (VB), the "Freedom Party" (FPÖ), the movement "Nacionalno Obedinenie Ataka" (Ataka) and two Italian and a British Member.