Patriots for Europe

Patri­ots for Europe is a right-wing to far-right polit­i­cal group in the Euro­pean Par­lia­ment, launched on 8 July 2024, essen­tial­ly com­pris­ing for­mer mem­bers of the Iden­ti­ty and Democ­ra­cy group and addi­tion­al par­ties, includ­ing Fidesz, ANO, Vox, FPÖ, Chega, PVV, and Vlaams Belang. Led by Jor­dan Bardel­la, pres­i­dent of Marine Le Pen’s Nation­al Ral­ly since 2021 and a lead­ing fig­ure in the Euro­pean nation­al con­ser­v­a­tive move­ment, it posi­tions itself on a plat­form of nation­al con­ser­vatism, Euroscep­ti­cism, oppo­si­tion to deep­er EU inte­gra­tion, stricter migra­tion con­trols, and resis­tance to the Euro­pean Green Deal. The group reflects the broad­er Euro­pean nation­al con­ser­v­a­tive move­ment in its empha­sis on sov­er­eign­ty, tra­di­tion­al cul­tur­al iden­ti­ty, and oppo­si­tion to supra­na­tion­al gov­er­nance. With 84 MEPs from at least sev­en mem­ber states, it became the third-largest group in the Par­lia­ment, giv­ing it for­mal sta­tus and insti­tu­tion­al resources (speak­ing time, com­mit­tee pres­ence) to influ­ence EU pol­i­cy debates. Crit­ics argue its man­i­festo sig­nals a push to hol­low out supra­na­tion­al democ­ra­cy and real­lo­cate pow­er to nation­al governments.

Sources:
Patri­ots for Europe – Wikipedia
What you need to know about the Patri­ots for Europe sum­mit – Euractiv
Patri­ots for Europe: Orbán’s attempt to unite the rad­i­cal right – OSW