The European far-right is getting organised

"The new parliamentary party will bring more money and publicity to right-extremist parties, but hardly any more political influence," concludes Brussels correspondent László Szőcs. "Aside from salaries and benefits, the new party with the commanding name of 'Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty,' (ITS) will get a total of one million euro. With 20 members in parliament, they have reached the bare minimum. The fraction's founding was made possible by the new members from Bulgaria and Romania. The five members of parliament from the Greater Romania Party, PRM, are well known in Hungary for their anti-Semitism and their derogatory remarks toward the Hungarian minority in Romania. Nor does Dimitar Stojanow of the Bulgarian Ataka (Attack) Party have a good reputation: he insulted the Hungarian Romany member Lívia Járóka with racist and sexist remarks when she was nominated European Parliamentarian of the year in 2006."

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