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Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla (AfD)
Investigation shows that the European People’s Party worked alongside Germany’s far-right party.
The European People’s Party group (PPE) in the European Parliament, where PSD and CDS are included, he worked closely with far-right parties, including the famous AfD – Alternative for Germany.
The revelation comes from an investigation by dpa, a German agency: an online group chat was recently created, a chat; and there was also a face-to-face meeting of MEPs.
In this chat there were: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), with deputies close to Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy; Patriots for Europe (PfE), with deputies close to Marine Le Pen; in addition to the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group, which has AfD MEPs.
The topic on the table was: how to stop migration in the European Union. Present a tighter migration policy proposal, summarizes the .
Between aces proposed measures is the possibility of sending asylum seekers back to countries outside the European Union. Mary Khan, an AfD MEP, proposed for example that authorities should have broader powers to verify the age of these applicants.
This bill proposal had no end in sight in the European Parliament. Months passed and there was no agreement between the PPE, Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and liberals (Renew Europe) – who, together, achieved the necessary majority.
Only after these behind-the-scenes conversations did the proposal passed. EPP deputies voted in favor, but also far-right MEPs, such as Mary Khan.
Manfred Weber, from the PPE, assured that the AfD “has no role in the majorities, nor in the content”.
“As president of the parliamentary group, I define the strategy. However, I do not control the chat groups of employees”, added the deputy in .
