Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The campaign for the elections to the European Parliament in Spain began with a focus on the growing influence of the far right.
• The far right hopes to form a majority with the European People's Party (EPP), an alternative to the usual alliance between popular, social democrats and liberals.
• There is concern about differences and tensions among far-right leaders and the effect they will have on block cohesion.
• Giorgia Meloni, leader of Conservatives and Reformists Europeans, has made a turn towards Europeanist and Atlanticist positions.
• Statements by the candidate of Alternative for Germany, Maximilian Krah, in defense of the SS have caused controversy.
• Divisions in the far-right scene have had repercussions in Spain, sparking debates within the Popular Party.
• Increasing pressures from the US, China and Russia, as well as the climate crisis, require new strategies from the European Union.

Conclusion: The geopolitical and climate challenges faced by the European Union exceed the confines of internal political debate.

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