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Extremist leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor says he will give up his MEP mandate in solidarity with his colleague (Photo: andymihail.ro)

Romania's far-right MEPs to stay home

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

Romania's two newly elected right-wing extremist MEPs may not take up their seats in the EU assembly, as one has been ordered by court not to leave the country and the other one wants to show "solidarity" with his colleague.

A court in Bucharest ruled on Tuesday that newly elected MEP George "Gigi" Becali, a millionaire football-club owner known for his burlesque TV appearances, is not allowed to leave the country as he is charged with ordering his bodyguards to capture and threaten th...

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Extremist leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor says he will give up his MEP mandate in solidarity with his colleague (Photo: andymihail.ro)

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