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We are currently working on a series of articles focusing on the orbit of the European Conservatives and Reformists (#ECR) group and party in the European parliament. ECR has drifted further and further to the Right; particularly ever since the UK's Conservative Party ceased to be a dominating force after #Brexit. By now, ECR consists mostly of far-right member parties with the Spanish #Vox and Fratelli d'Italia (#FdI) taking a leading role.

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foiaresearch Sep 17, 2023

The first article deals with the far-right journal The European Conservative (TEC), which has been co-hosting events together with #ECR's think tank New Direction. TEC also serves as a mouthpiece for ECR's political line - i.a. the effort to consolidate the faction of the European far right which is staunchly pro-NATO and anti-Russian. TEC also takes part in the invite-only Working Group on Conservatism in Europe, which mainly includes ECR-affiliated party think tanks. https://www.foiaresearch.net/organization/european-conservative

The European Conservative | FOIA Research

The European Conservative (TEC) is a far-right journal that has its roots in a newsletter published by the Center for European Renewal (CER), an organization founded in 2007 in the Netherlands by key players from the extreme Right from across Europe and the United States. From 2008 onwards, TEC appeared as a PDF newsletter, later also in print form, and since 2021 in a revamped edition published in Hungary.

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foiaresearch Sep 17, 2023

Another article focuses on the Working Group on Conservatism in Europe (#WoCE), whose first traces go back to early 2023. It gathers a select group of far-right operatives who are largely affiliated with #ECR.
Occasional traces of WoCE meetings can be found on the web, however, they seem to be rather secretive and invite-only, with around 20 participants each time. One of WoCE's goals is to draft a "conservative" manifesto ahead of the upcoming 2024 European elections. https://www.foiaresearch.net/organization/working-group-conservatism-europe

Working Group on Conservatism in Europe | FOIA Research

The Working Group on Conservatism in Europe (WoCE), whose first traces go back to early 2023, brings together a select group of far-right political operatives who are largely affiliated with the Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group and party in the European Parliament.