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Line 40: 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]] (Netherlands), [[Republic Movement]] (Slovakia), [[Serbian Party Oathkeepers|Zavetnici]] (Serbia), [[Our Homeland Movement]] (Hungary), [[Alternative for Sweden]] and {{ill|Mass-Voll!|fr|Mass-Voll!}} (Switzerland). Revival 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 extremem views and allegedly Russian influence.<ref name=politico>https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/eu-election-playbook/new-eu-parties-and-cash-fever-dreams/</ref> The AfD and Revival had previously been in contact. Together with representatives of six other parties, their MEPs founded the [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group]]. The ESN party was founded on 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. According to calculations by [[Politico]], the ESN party could be allocated 2 million Euros of funding by the European parliament.<ref name=politico/> == Members == | |||