
European Right Unites Behind Salvini in Latest Case of Lawfare
“Defending the borders of your country is not a crime but a virtue,” Geert Wilders said after prosecutors appealed the deputy PM’s acquittal in the ‘Open Arms’ migrant case.

“Defending the borders of your country is not a crime but a virtue,” Geert Wilders said after prosecutors appealed the deputy PM’s acquittal in the ‘Open Arms’ migrant case.

Italian prosecutors have appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal of Matteo Salvini, a former interior minister who blocked a migrant rescue ship from docking in 2019.

The unity of the sovereigntist bloc was on full display one year after its breakthrough in the European Parliamentary elections.

Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini described the scene as an example of the “silent Islamization of Italian schools.”

The international court “lost its impartiality,” Hungary argued, while Brussels warned that ‘disloyalty’ to common external security policies violates EU law.
“I have to listen to what my party and the voters ask of me,” the recently re-elected Lega party leader stated.

“What you are doing is not only right but also a mission that shapes Europe’s destiny,” PM Viktor Orbán told Salvini while presenting the Hunyadi Award.

Rejoicing at Trump’s victory does not mean alignment with the United States, the French presidential candidate emphasised.

“Acquitted for stopping mass immigration and defending my country,” the deputy PM said, while Patriot leaders were celebrating the result across Europe.