The European Parliament’s plenary session on Wednesday 18 January focused on the terrorist risk posed by violent right-wing extremist movements. This debate is taking place against a background of attacks on democratic institutions, such as the foiled attack on the German ‘Bundestag’ last December.
Swedish Minister for European Affairs Jessika Roswall and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, who attended the debate, emphasised the transnational nature of these...