Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
ECR group kicks out German far-right MEPs
Here is a chuckle. The EU conservative grouping have kicked out the extreme AfD party form their little club. This is a huge blow to the AfD as they will now lose a huge slice of that EU funding which is dependent on being a part of an official grouping.
The AfD started as a eurosceptic party but in recent months there has been a change in direction. The original founders have been replaced by extremists who have been cosying up to skinhead types like Pegida.
This has obviously been a bit too much for the respectable parties in the grouping and they have decided to take action.
ABOUT THE ECR GROUP : European Conservatives and Reformists Group
The final straw is believed to be the comments made by MEP Beatrix von Storch which advocated the shooting of migrant women and children.
AfD-Politikerin: Storch bezeichnet Äußerung über Schüsse auf Flüchtlinge als Fehler - SPIEGEL ONLINE
She later clarified her comments but nobody really believed her.
There has been far too much flirtation between legitimate conservative parties and those from the loony fringes of European politics. Hopefully this is the start of a stable cleansing.
Here is a chuckle. The EU conservative grouping have kicked out the extreme AfD party form their little club. This is a huge blow to the AfD as they will now lose a huge slice of that EU funding which is dependent on being a part of an official grouping.
The AfD started as a eurosceptic party but in recent months there has been a change in direction. The original founders have been replaced by extremists who have been cosying up to skinhead types like Pegida.
This has obviously been a bit too much for the respectable parties in the grouping and they have decided to take action.
ABOUT THE ECR GROUP : European Conservatives and Reformists Group
The final straw is believed to be the comments made by MEP Beatrix von Storch which advocated the shooting of migrant women and children.
AfD-Politikerin: Storch bezeichnet Äußerung über Schüsse auf Flüchtlinge als Fehler - SPIEGEL ONLINE
She later clarified her comments but nobody really believed her.
There has been far too much flirtation between legitimate conservative parties and those from the loony fringes of European politics. Hopefully this is the start of a stable cleansing.
