Alliance of European National Movements
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The Alliance of European National Movements (AENM) was formed in Budapest
on 24 October 2009 by a number of nationalist and far-right parties from countries in Europe
. The alliance's founding members were Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (at whose 6th party congress the Alliance was established), France's Front National, Italy's Fiamma Tricolore
, Sweden's National Democrats
and Belgium's National Front
.
, which may afford it additional funding from 2011. However, it is highly unlikely to be able to meet the conditions (25 MEPs from 7 EU states) necessary to form a political group of the European Parliament, as they represent only eight MEPs at the moment.
, Vice President Nick Griffin
, Treasurer Béla Kovács, and Secretary General Valerio Cignetti
The existing members of the Alliance were joined by the British National Party
on 12 November 2009. There have also been expressions of interest in joining the AENM from political parties in Austria.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
on 24 October 2009 by a number of nationalist and far-right parties from countries in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The alliance's founding members were Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (at whose 6th party congress the Alliance was established), France's Front National, Italy's Fiamma Tricolore
Fiamma Tricolore
The Tricolour Flame Social Movement , normally just Tricolour Flame, is a neo-fascist Italian political party.-History:...
, Sweden's National Democrats
National Democrats (Sweden)
The National Democrats is a minor political party in Sweden, formed by a faction of the Sweden Democrats in October 2001. The party describes itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party....
and Belgium's National Front
National Front (Belgium)
The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont....
.
Objectives
It is the Alliance's declared intention to form a European political partyEuropean political party
A European political party, formally a political party at European level, informally a Europarty, is a type of political party organization operating transnationally in Europe and in the institutions of the European Union. They are regulated and funded by the European Union and are usually made up...
, which may afford it additional funding from 2011. However, it is highly unlikely to be able to meet the conditions (25 MEPs from 7 EU states) necessary to form a political group of the European Parliament, as they represent only eight MEPs at the moment.
Political leadership
At a press conference held in Strasbourg on 16 June 2010 confirmed the political leadership of the AENM as follows: President Bruno GollnischBruno Gollnisch
Bruno Gollnisch is a French academic and politician, a member of the National Front far-right party, and a member of the European Parliament. He was chairman of the European Parliamentary group 'Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty' in 2007, which was dissolved in November 2007 following the...
, Vice President Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin
Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament for North West England....
, Treasurer Béla Kovács, and Secretary General Valerio Cignetti
Member parties
| Party | Abbr. | Country | MEPs | National Legislators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Front National Front (Belgium) The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont.... |
FN |  Belgium |
0 | 0 |
| Front National Front National (France) The National Front is a political party in France. The party was founded in 1972, seeking to unify a variety of French far-right currents of the time. Jean-Marie Le Pen was the party's first leader and the undisputed centre of the party from its start until his resignation in 2011... |
FN |  Early Modern France |
3 | 0 |
| Movement for a Better Hungary Movement for a Better Hungary Jobbik, The Movement for a Better Hungary commonly known as Jobbik, is a Hungarian radical nationalist political party. Jobbik has been denoted by scholars, different press outlets and its political opponents as fascist, neo-fascist, anti-Semitic, anti-Roma and homophobic... |
Jobbik |  Hungary |
3 | 47 |
| Tricolour Flame | FT |  Italy |
0 | 0 |
| National Renovator Party National Renovator Party The National Renovator Party , or PNR, is a Portuguese nationalist political party. Its motto is Nation and Labor and one of its objectives is the promotion of a Portuguese nationalist spirit. It believes that nationalism is putting the interests of the nation above sectarian interests... |
PNR |  Portugal |
0 | 0 |
| Republican Social Movement Republican Social Movement The Republican Social Movement is a neo-fascist political party in Spain. It was registered at the Ministry of Interior on November 30, 1999, with offices in Barcelona. The following year it merged with Vértice Social Español to form what it called a Social Patriotic force... |
MSR |  Spain |
0 | 0 |
| National Democrats National Democrats (Sweden) The National Democrats is a minor political party in Sweden, formed by a faction of the Sweden Democrats in October 2001. The party describes itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party.... |
ND |  Sweden |
0 | 0 |
| All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" | Svoboda |  Ukraine |
0 | 0 |
| British National Party British National Party The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982... |
BNP |  United Kingdom |
2 | 0 |
The existing members of the Alliance were joined by the British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
on 12 November 2009. There have also been expressions of interest in joining the AENM from political parties in Austria.
Preamble
The common declaration of the members of the Alliance begins with the following preamble:
- Conscious of our common responsibility for the European peoples and the diversity of cultures and languages they represent,
- Mindful of the inalienable values of Christianity, natural law, peace and freedom in Europe,
- Bearing in mind the numerous threats that powerful forces of globalisation pose to this priceless heritage.
- Representing the national parties and movements in Europe, we demand:
Demands set out in the declaration.
The declarations' body then goes on to make the following nine demands:
I : The creation of a Europe of free, independent and equal nations in the framework of a confederation of sovereign nation states, refraining from taking decisions on matters properly taken by states themselves.
II : The rejection of any attempt to create a centralist European Super State.
III : The promotion of the freedom, dignity and equal rights of every citizen, and opposition to all forms of totalitarianism.
IV : The primacy of direct votes by the people or their elected representatives over any administrative or bureaucratic body.
V : The effective protection of Europe against new threats, such as terrorism and religious, political, economic, or financial imperialism.
VI : A peaceful and humane settlement of immigration problems through, among other measures, international cooperation aiming at development and self sufficiency of third world countries.
VII : Strong policies in favour of families aiming at solving the demographic deficit in Europe and promoting traditional values throughout society.
VIII : The preservation of the diversity of Europe that results from the variety of our identities, traditions, languages and indigenous cultures.
IX : A common fight of the European peoples against social dumpingSocial dumping"Social dumping" is a term that is used to describe a temporary or transitory movement of labour, whereby employers use workers from one country or area in another country or area where the cost of labour is usually more expensive, thus saving money and potentially increasing profit.It was also...
and the destructive effects of globalisation.
See also
- EuronatEuronatEuroNat is an organisation of European nationalist political parties, formed initially at the congress of the French National Front in Strasbourg on 30 March 1997. It had a loose organisational structure, and was in practice based on coordination by activities of the FN...
- European National FrontEuropean National FrontEuropean National Front is a coordinating structure of European Third Positionist, anti-communist and nationalist parties. Sometimes members of the ENF also use anti-capitalist rhetoric...
- Alliance for Europe of the NationsAlliance for Europe of the NationsThe Alliance for Europe of the Nations was a pan-European political party that gathered conservative and national-conservative parties from across the continent.-History:...