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▲{{Short description|European far-right political alliance}}

▲{{About|the European political alliance|the group in the European Parliament|Europe of Sovereign Nations Group}}

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| leader1_name = [[Alexander Jungbluth]] ([[Germany|DE]])<ref name="applicationletter" />

| foundation = {{start date and age|2024|8|14|df=y}}<ref>Handelsregister Berlin, VR 41308</ref>

| registered = {{start date|2024|9|30|df=y}}<ref name="registration">{{cite web |url=https://www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/europe-of-sovereign-nations/products-details/20240930CDT13662 |title=Europe of Sovereign Nations |date=30 September 2024 |author=<!--author not specified--> |publisher=Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations |website=appf.europa.eu}}</ref>

| headquarters = Wallenroder Straße 1<br />D-13435 [[Berlin]]<br />[[Germany]]

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|[[Nationalism]] <ref name="statute">{{cite web|url=https://www.appf.europa.eu/cmsdata/288217/Statutes_ESN_DE.docx.pdf#page=10|title=Statutes ESN - Annex 2 Political programme (German)|date=26 August 2024|access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>

|[[Euroscepticism]]<ref name="statute" />}} {{primary source inline|date=September 2024}}

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'''Europe of Sovereign Nations''' ('''ESN''' or '''ESN Party'''; {{lang-fr|L'Europe des Nations Souveraines}}; {{lang-de|Europa Souveräner Nationen}}), is a European [[far-right]] [[European political allianceparty]] founded by national parties represented in the [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group|Europe of Sovereign Nations]] [[Political groups of the European Parliament|political group of the European Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AfD and allies form new far-right group: Europe of Sovereign Nations |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/07/10/afd-and-allies-form-new-far-right-group-in-brussels-called-europe-of-sovereign-nations |website=euronews |language=en |date=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=tagesschau>{{Cite web|title=AfD will Europäische Partei gründen|url= https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/afd-europaeische-partei-eu-parlament-100.html|access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Tagesschau |language=de}}</ref> It is currently seeking to register as a [[European political party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Applications not approved or pending {{!}} Applications for registration |url=https://www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/applications/applications-not-approved |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Authority for European Political Parties andEuropean Political Foundations |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rnd.de/politik/eu-kritische-afd-will-neue-partei-fuer-das-wahre-europa-gruenden-J5EZE4YKRNAVRLVSKFBJUEXAJ4.html | title=EU-kritische AfD will neue Partei "für das wahre Europa" gründen | date=23 August 2024 }}</ref>

== History ==

{{Synthesis|section|date=September 2024}}

In April 2024, nationalist parties from nine countries met at the invitation of the Bulgarian Revival party.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/652506-parties-from-nine-countries-sign-joint-declaration-at-vazrazhdane-organized-conf | title=Parties from Nine Countries Sign Joint Declaration at Vazrazhdane-Organized Conference }}</ref> In the so-called Sofia Declaration, they called for the preservation of national borders and the sovereignty of the individual European states. Participants were the Greek [[Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece|AKKEL]], [[Revival Party (Moldova)|Renastere]] (Moldova), [[Forum for Democracy]] (FvD, Netherlands), [[Republic Movement]] (Slovakia), [[Serbian Party Oathkeepers|Zavetnici]] (Serbia), [[Our Homeland Movement]] (MHM, Hungary), [[Alternative for Sweden]] and {{ill|Mass-Voll!|fr|Mass-Voll!}} (Switzerland).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/hooligans-talks-underway-to-form-new-anti-globalist-right-wing-party-group/ |title='Hooligans': Talks Underway to Form New Anti-Globalist Right-Wing Party Group |date=5 June 2024}}</ref> From the participants of this meeting, Revival, Republic Movement and MHM entered the European Parliament for the first time in the [[2024 European Parliament election|2024 European elections]]. Shortly before the election, the German [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) MEPs were expelled from the [[Identity and Democracy]] group due to extreme views and allegedly Russian influence.<ref name=politico>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/eu-election-playbook/new-eu-parties-and-cash-fever-dreams/ |title=New EU parties and cash fever dreams}}</ref> The AfD and Revival had previously been in contact. Together with representatives of other parties, their MEPs founded the [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group]].

RevivalThe enteredESN theParty Europeanwas Parliamentfounded forby the firstparties timeinvolved in the [[2024ESN EuropeanGroup, Parliamentas election|2024well European elections]]. Shortly beforeas the election,Dutch theFvD Germanwhich [[Alternativemissed for Germany]] (AfD) MEPs were expelled fromentering the [[IdentityEuropean and Democracy]] group. The AfD and Revival had previously been in contact. Together with representatives of six other partiesParliament, theiron MEPs founded the [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group]]. The ESN party was founded on14 August 14, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://table.media/europe/news/warum-die-afd-eine-neue-europa-partei-gruendet/ | title=Warum die AfD eine neue Europa-Partei gründet | date=26 August 2024 }}</ref> The party has applied for registration with the European Political Parties Authority. The establishment of an affiliated [[European political foundation]] is planned.<ref name=tagesschau/>

On 6 September, the ESN Party applied for registration with the [[Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations]]. The establishment of an affiliated [[European political foundation]] is planned,<ref name=tagesschau/> but was postponed, according to the ESN, because of complex administrative requirements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-far-left-european-parliament-miss-out-million-bureaucracy-esn-ela/ |title=Far right, far left in European Parliament miss out on millions because of bureaucracy |date=30 September 2024 |last1=Griera |first1=Max |last2=Cokelaere |first2=Hanne |publisher=Politico Europe}}</ref> On 30 September, the ESN Party was registered by the [[Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations]] as a European political party.<ref name="registration" />

== Members ==

[[File:Europe of Sovereign Nations European MEPs.svg|thumb|right|267x267px|Europe of Sovereign Nations has MEPs in 8 member states. Dark blue indicates member states sending multiple MEPs, light blue indicates member states sending a single MEP.]]

The ESN party has nine member parties.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://appf.europa.eu/cmsdata/288217/Statutes_ESN_DE.docx.pdf|section=Anhang 3 – Mitgliedsparteien|page=12|langlanguage=de|title=Verein Europa der Souveränen Nationen - Satzung -|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

Revival, Alternative for Germany and Freedom and Direct Democracy have been members the [[Patriots.eu|ID party]], but left in February (Revival) and July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tpo.nl/2024/09/05/fvd-sluit-zich-aan-bij-europe-of-sovereign-nations/ | title=FVD sluit zich aan bij Europe of Sovereign Nations | date=5 September 2024 }}</ref> Forum for Democracy has been member of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists Party|ECR party]] from 2019 to 2020.

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== Political representation in European institutions ==

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== See also ==

* [[European political party]]

* [[Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations]]

* [[European political foundation]]

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