nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/d2a4c6bd9c6a91cd DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240917s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/d2a4c6bd9c6a91cd doi eng 342 23 Hoeksma, Jaap Author aut The Patriots for Europe - Dismantling European Democracy from Within Hoeksma, Jaap Verfassungsblog 2024-09-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Never in the history of the EU has a political party at Union level so ostentatiously misnamed itself as the Patriots for Europe. Their name suggests a passionate love for homeland Europe but their Manifesto reveals an unmistakable commitment to dismantle European democracy and to reduce the EU to an undemocratic organisation of illiberal states. Following the recent European Parliament elections, the Patriots for Europe has emerged as nothing less than the third largest political party. I explore the core elements of their illiberal political agenda as outlined in their Manifesto and discuss how their proposed sovereign policies, if implemented, could reverse the progressive trajectory of European (legal) integration. CC BY-SA 4.0 EP EU EU Patriots for Europe (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-patriots-for-europe/ raw object