EU Parliament to launch procedure to ban far-right ESN party

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01/07/2026 - 18:13 GMT+2

The European Parliament is set to trigger a procedure against the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) party, home of Alternative for Germany (AfD) and other far-right political forces across Europe.

If ESN is found to have failed to uphold the core values of the European Union, it could be stripped of its right to be registered as a European political party and lose its funding.

More than 180 lawmakers have signed a request to activate a verification mechanism by which the Authority for European Political Parties and Foundations (APPF) is tasked to assess the compliance of the party with the EU's values.