Today's police searches in European Parliament offices are yet another episode in a long series of investigations and arrests over far right politician’s espionage and funding from Russia and China. With the European elections next week, the European Greens reiterate their call for the public to be given more information about the ongoing investigations.
Belgian police today searched the office of Guillaume P., who according to media reports has consecutively worked for Marine Le Pen's National Assembly delegation, AfD MEP Maximilian Krah, and recently for Marcel de Graaff, the Dutch MEP who switched in 2022 from Geert Wilders’ PVV party to Thierry Baudet’s FvD.
Terry Reintke, lead candidate for the European Greens comments: "Those right-wing extremists are playing Russian roulette with European democracy. There need to be strong sanctions against the far right politicians who are selling Europe's democracy to dictators. We cannot allow these puppets of Putin to come anywhere close to power. Voters deserve clarity - especially with the EU elections next week."
Bas Eickhout, lead candidate for the European Greens adds: "In just eight days people will be voting for the European Parliament. A judicial investigation requires discretion and diligence. But we urge to give to the wider public as much clarity as possible on any preliminary findings that can be revealed. Citizens will be voting. They need to be sure that candidates standing in the elections are democratically working for Europe - and not for Russia, China or any other authoritarian regime".
A month ago, the European Greens launched the website www.russianroulette.info, which provides an overview of publicly known links between European far-right politicians and Putin's Russia, so the voters are aware that the far-right is playing Russian roulette with Europe's democracy. The website details which politicians are publicly connected to Russia – in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, and more countries.
