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Norway to study the driver of far right feelings in Europe and create an intelligent command centre of far right study in the Europe

Thursday, 27 December 2012
As the threat from right wing extremists organisations continue to grow amidst the depressing economic outlook of Europe, the debate about what drive people into far right activities has continue to persist.

Therefore, after the terrorist attacks on July 22, 2012 in Norway, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, on Thursday announced a research project to study and monitor the extreme right-wing movements in Europe.

"We have had remarkably little debate about the ideological basis," Eide said in an interview with Norwegian news agency, NTB about the mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's (Pictured) terrorist mind.

After the terrorist attacks in Norway, it became a particular responsibility, according to the authorities for Norway to follow right-wing extremism "because it is clear the worst right-wing terrorist attack occurred here."

"We take this very seriously," says Eide and refers to the right-wing success in Hungary and France during the past years.

Eide's project is that Norwegian diplomats in Europe will get extended task to supervise the extreme right-wing tendencies. Embassies should report to the Foreign Office, which will build a knowledge base with right-wing extremism as a theme. This will mean that Norway becomes more active in its presence and push Norwegian influences in European policy, believes Eide.

Norway should be able to work through the Council of Europe, OSCE and the EEA cooperation and Norwegian politicians should clearly express its position on right-wing extremism, racism and xenophobia.

Eide's initiatives has also been driven by right-wing trend in Hungary, the neo Nazis into the Greek Parliament and right wing extremist, Marine Le Pen's great success in the French presidential election.

Eide also draws parallels to the political postures in the debate on the financial crisis and the Euro single currency debate.

There are two main issues worrying: those who are fighting for a greater integration on one hand and those who want a looser complex union on the other. Among the latter is the far right, according to  Eide, referring to Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Netherlands and the UK Independence Party in the UK.
Scancomark.com Team



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