On Tuesday 16 January in Strasbourg, the leader of the EPP group in the European Parliament, Germany’s Manfred Weber, made it clear that his political family would not be doing business with the “nationalists” in the European elections, due to be held from 6 to 9 June.
“Our principles are clear, and this also defines the options we have on the table for our partners, for developing the European Union in the future. And that fundamentally excludes all nationalists at European...