Spanish MEP Javier Zarzalejos, who chairs the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee, says the new hard-right Patriots for Europe group has to stop ‘EU-bashing’ and show more respect for the Parliament if its members want positions of power. Other subjects discussed in this interview with Justin Stares include the Ukraine War, Europe’s housing crisis, gender balance among MEPs and the rise of populism.
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