The recent creation of the Eurosceptic far-right faction Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) by Marine Le Pen, the leader of French party National Front, means there is a new and more powerful pro-Kremlin caucus in the European Parliament. ENF members consistently push Moscow’s interests in committees and plenary sessions, while masking their actions by saying they are lobbying the needs of interest groups. - IMR - INSTITUTE OF MODERN RUSSIA
Marine Le Pen, leader of the French Front National, and Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, have been trying to form an alliance of the far-right forces in the European Parliament since the 2014 elections. Photo: TASS. Europe’s New Pro-Putin Coalition: the Parties of ‘No’ Monday August 3 rd , 2015 at 4:23 PM Russia News Review 1 Share The recent creation of the Eurosceptic far-right faction Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) by Marine Le Pen, the leader of French party National Front, means there is a new and more powerful pro-Kremlin caucus in the European Parliament. ENF members consistently push Moscow’s interests in committees and plenary sessions, while masking their actions by saying they are lobbying the needs of interest groups. Europe’s New Pro-Putin Coalition: the Parties of ‘No’ Monday August 3 rd , 2015 at 4:17 PM 1 Share The recent creation of the Eurosceptic far-rig