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EU Parliament centrists circle wagons to keep far right out of top jobs
“I expect the democratic forces in Parliament to ensure that the new Russian-friendly group is not allowed to participate in shaping the European Parliament,” said Katarina Barley, a German social democrat MEP. “The firewall to the far right must stand …