Put on the agenda of the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg by the S&D group, the debate on the trivialisation of the far right in the EU on Wednesday 19 October was an opportunity for political blame games. Left-wing MEPs are targeting centre-right parties associating with the extremes in national governments, particularly in Italy and Sweden.
Refusing the extreme right
“Government alliances between conservative and liberal parties and far-right parties trivialise...