Russia and the European Far Rightafter Brexit: Shifting Gears in theEuropean Parliament. IES Policy Brief Issue 2016/16 • September 2016
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2016

A consensus is emerging in the transatlantic community that the Kremlin’s manipulation of information constitutes a real threat to EU security. Across Europe, far-right, populist and Euro- skeptic political parties are embracing Russia’s information campaigns. In the European Parliament, Marine Le Pen’s Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) is the main proponent of pro-Kremlin narratives. The foreign policy platform of the Front National in France contains explicit references to a strategic allian