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Markus Grabitz

AfD kicked out of ID group: Marine Le Pen's plan

The AfD's expulsion from the far-right ID group in the European Parliament fits in with Marine Le Pen's strategy. She is pursuing a clear goal – and she has no use for the AfD, which relativizes the Holocaust.

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European Parliament: Why Le Pen is finally breaking with the AfD

The far-right Rassemblement national (RN) from France is turning its back on the German AfD. Thibaut François, responsible for international relations at the RN, said that they no longer wanted to be in a parliamentary group with the AfD after the European elections.

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Europaparlament: Warum Le Pen endgültig mit der AfD bricht

Der rechtsextreme Rassemblement national (RN) aus Frankreich wendet sich von der deutschen AfD ab. Man wolle nach der Europawahl nicht mehr mit der AfD in einer Fraktion sein, sagte Thibaut François, zuständig für internationale Beziehungen des RN.

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Streit um den Brenner: Was die Kommission dazu sagt

Die Kommission hat Beschwerden Italiens gegen die Maßnahmen Österreichs auf der Brenner-Autobahn stattgegeben. Italien kann nun gegen die Nachtfahrverbote, Dosierung von Lastwagen sowie Fahrverbote an Samstagen vor dem EuGH klagen.

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Dispute over Brenner Pass: What the Commission says

The Commission has upheld Italy's complaints against Austria's measures on the Brenner highway. Italy can now appeal to the ECJ against the night-time driving bans, the metering of trucks and driving bans on Saturdays.

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Georgia: What Baerbock and colleagues are urging Borrell to do

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and eleven other ministerial colleagues are calling on Foreign Affairs Commissioner Borrell to send an “unmistakable signal” to the pro-Russian Georgian government majority. The reason for this is the Foreign Agents Act.

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Freedom or servitude – Europe faces fateful years

In the face of competition from China and the USA, the EU must reinvent itself. The ability to act is limited by the treaties and governance, warns Henning Völpel, Director of the Center for European Policy (Cep), ahead of the European elections.

Von Markus Grabitz