European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum The European Parliament voted today to usher in changes to European Union asylum rules that jeopardize the right to seek asylum.

The EU Parliament's #VenezuelaMajority (the centre-right #EPP & the #farright groups #PfE, #ECR, & #ESN) was at it again yesterday.
The topic? #Migration, "safe third countries", & “safe countries of origin” lists.
A core tenet of #asylum policy, decided by the far-right.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#venezuelamajority 🤔 a wonderful display of #democratic solidarity … with the #farright

✖️Elon Musk name will not appear in the title of next Tuesday's EP debate on "Foreign interference and distorted algorithms". Epp , Ecr , Patriots and Esn, the groups of the so-called #VenezuelaMajority, opposed the naming of the US tycoon, AnsaEuropa learns.

Far-right ‘Venezuela majority’ signals new power balance in European Parliament Left-wingers rail against rightward shift ahead of showdown with commissioners.

And 👋 welcome to the 🇻🇪 #VenezuelaMajority i.e. the new right-#farright majority in the European Parliament (because they voted together for the first time against vote condemning the election results there)

Far-right ‘Venezuela majority’ signals new power balance in European Parliament Left-wingers rail against rightward shift ahead of showdown with commissioners.

"Far-right ‘ #VenezuelaMajority’ signals new power balance in European Parliament"
The #EPP's #VonDerLeyen was re-elected by the centre & centre-left, but her EPP is increasingly voting with the #farright (eg #AfD proposals on #migration).
The wolf is inside the door.
www.politico.eu/article/far-...