A new pan-European party calling itself the Alliance of European National Movements, an alliance of neo-fascist political parties, will be launched in the European parliament this Thursday.

The alliance headed by Griffin’s BNP, Morvai’s Jobbik and Le Pen’s Front National was unable to muster the minimum membership of seven member states which is required to form a pan-European party under EU funding rules.

It currently has members from six countries, including the UK, France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary and Austria.

According to the official journal of the EU parliament, the group will be formally announced at a news conference in parliament on Thursday.

Nick Griffin, who will attend the event, said, “We missed the deadline this year but still intend to form a Europe-wide alliance of like-minded parties. We have support from six member states which is still one short of the number required but there is nothing to stop us still establishing a party.

“The party can still make an impact even if we will not benefit from EU funding.”

Its members, who also include France’s National Front, have agreed to abide by a declaration of common goals drafted by the national socialist leader.

The coalition has pledged to oppose “supranational bodies like the EU which seek to limit the rights of individual countries”.

NG said each of the parties will submit a representative to a presidency body that will coordinate decisions. The presidency will then elect a chief, leading to speculation over a role for Griffin.

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