>The CDU and CSU groups in the European Parliament appears to be cooperating more closely with the AfD and other right-wing parties than was previously known.
>Research by the dpa news agency revealed that the EPP has recently been working together with the right-wing camp in a text group chat and at a face-to-face meeting of MEPs on a legislative proposal to tighten up migration policy.
>The draft law under negotiation secured the required majority in the competent committee of the European Parliament shortly after the MEPs’ meeting.
>In addition to members of the EPP group, MEPs from the right-wing camp also voted in favour, among them was AfD politician Mary Khan. The planned law intends to, among other things, allow the deportation of asylum seekers to so-called “return hubs” in countries outside the EU.
>The cooperation came about after the legislative project had been stuck for months, with the EPP, Social Democrats and Liberals unable to reach an agreement.
>These three party families normally form an informal alliance in the European Parliament that is supposed to make any cooperation between the EPP and parties on the far-right “unnecessary”.
>In this case, however, efforts to reach an agreement failed at the beginning of March, as the Social Democrats refused to back the concept of “return hubs” in its current form. A WhatsApp group was then reportedly set up, according to dpa, in which the EPP presented its proposal to the right-wing groups.
>Group chat members responded to the proposal with requests for amendments. According to information obtained by dpa, the EPP also took into account suggestions from the office of AfD politician Khan. In the WhatsApp group the EPP wrote, for example: “We can support this”.
>After the deal was reached, someone wrote in the WhatsApp group: “Thank you very much for this excellent cooperation,” to which staff from the EPP responded with the applauding emoji.
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>The CDU and CSU groups in the European Parliament appears to be cooperating more closely with the AfD and other right-wing parties than was previously known.
>Research by the dpa news agency revealed that the EPP has recently been working together with the right-wing camp in a text group chat and at a face-to-face meeting of MEPs on a legislative proposal to tighten up migration policy.
>The draft law under negotiation secured the required majority in the competent committee of the European Parliament shortly after the MEPs’ meeting.
>In addition to members of the EPP group, MEPs from the right-wing camp also voted in favour, among them was AfD politician Mary Khan. The planned law intends to, among other things, allow the deportation of asylum seekers to so-called “return hubs” in countries outside the EU.
>The cooperation came about after the legislative project had been stuck for months, with the EPP, Social Democrats and Liberals unable to reach an agreement.
>These three party families normally form an informal alliance in the European Parliament that is supposed to make any cooperation between the EPP and parties on the far-right “unnecessary”.
>In this case, however, efforts to reach an agreement failed at the beginning of March, as the Social Democrats refused to back the concept of “return hubs” in its current form. A WhatsApp group was then reportedly set up, according to dpa, in which the EPP presented its proposal to the right-wing groups.
>Group chat members responded to the proposal with requests for amendments. According to information obtained by dpa, the EPP also took into account suggestions from the office of AfD politician Khan. In the WhatsApp group the EPP wrote, for example: “We can support this”.
>After the deal was reached, someone wrote in the WhatsApp group: “Thank you very much for this excellent cooperation,” to which staff from the EPP responded with the applauding emoji.
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Do they always have to prove the Left correct?