EU far-right bloc faces collapse

The European Parliament's far-right bloc, Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty (ITS), faces collapse, November 2007, after Romanian MEPs said they would quit over an Italian colleague's 'xenophobic' remarks.

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Website: Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty (ITS) http://www.its-pe.eu/

Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty (ITS): Press Release, 6.11.07: Consideration of the ITS group for the Romanian people. http://www.its-pe.eu/_data/pressereleaseGollnischITS_Romania_EN.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 15.11.07: European Parliament's Far-Right Bloc Collapses http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2913923,00.html

BBC News, 14.11.07: European far-right bloc collapses http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7094861.stm

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