A4: Distancing ourselves from Far-right and Radical-right organisations and individuals (FROIs).

Submitted by Cyprien BETTINI, Konstantin PETRY, Directly-Elected FC Members for
the Spring FC 2026 in Belgrade.

Preamble

JEF Europe,

having regard to the Ventotene Manifesto and the Hertenstein declaration, having
regard to the Statutes of JEF Europe,

having regard to the Code of Conduct of JEF Europe,

whereas:

A. whereas the Federalist movement historically emerged during the Second World
War in opposition to Nazism and fascism;

B. whereas contemporary far-right political parties, in some cases, continue to
reproduce elements of fascist ideology, rhetoric and symbolism;

C. whereas political institutions, notably the European Parliament, have
developed the practice of the cordon sanitaire, consisting of refusing
cooperation, contact or alliances with far-right parties and groups within
parliamentary institutions;

D. whereas far-right parties have sought to circumvent this practice through
strategies of ‘normalisation’ (also referred to as ‘de-demonisation’), aimed at
occupying public debate and moderating their rhetoric to appear acceptable to
the general public, the media and institutions;

E. whereas such strategies, while effective in institutional terms, do not alter
the fundamentally exclusionary and harmful ideological core of these movements;
F. whereas far-right thinkers and ideologues have increasingly sought to
appropriate the European project, including Dominique Venner and Alain de
Benoist, and whereas these ideas have been taken up by far-right and radical-
right political parties as part of their European-level normalisation
strategies;

G. whereas this development has already had concrete consequences within the
European Parliament, where the EPP has formed coalitions with PfE, ESN and ECR
to adopt some amended proposals in spite of the mainstream coalition partners
(S&D, Renew, the Greens).

H. whereas additional organisations, currently marginal, have been established
to promote ideas associated with Dominique Venner without explicitly
acknowledging their ideological origins;

I. whereas one such organisation was the former JEF Lithuania interest group
that referenced to federalism with euro-nationalist concepts, notably the notion
of a so called ‘layered identity’ (region–nation–Europe) defining belonging to a
‘European civilisation’, and reflecting an essentialist vision of Europe based
on ethnic differentiation rather than civic equality;

J. whereas other similar organisations may seek in-person and online contact
with JEF Europe, its sections and its partners, under the guise of purportedly
federalist and/or pro-european advocacy;

K. whereas JEF Europe and its sections must not confer public legitimacy or
institutional access upon organisations whose values are incompatible with those
of the movement;

L. whereas JEF Europe, as a non-party organisation, applies the principle of
transpartisanship in order to engage with all political actors supporting deeper
European integration, while excluding cooperation with actors whose values are
incompatible with its own;

JEF Europe therefore:

Article 1: Definitions and scope

1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, operational criteria for the
following political currents:

● Nationalism: The willingness of a social group to form a common political
community. Originally an idea from the French revolution, that is focused on the
equality between citizens, it nowadays often implies the superiority of said
nation upon the others.

● Far right: Political movements that want to focus politics around a set, and
therefore, unpluralistic, identity.

● Antisemitic, racist, and other inegalitarian movements that build themselves
around the belief that one group of people is unequal to other groups

● Authoritarian, and therefore undemocratic groups, may they be left or right 2.
Decides for the purpose of the present Resolution to call the above-mentioned
organisations as Far-right and Radical-right organisations and individuals
(FROIs). 3. Decides to cease and refrain from all relations with organisations
that: (a) promote ideas manifestly associated with FROIs; or

(b) adopt attitudes or ideologies manifestly incompatible with the Code of
Conduct of JEF Europe.

4. Decides that the identification, monitoring and classification of FROIs shall
be coordinated by the Federal Committee, as precised in Article 4 of the present
Resolution.

Article 2: Political activities and campaigns of JEF Europe

4. Decides that JEF Europe, its Secretariat and the members of its governing
bodies shall not participate in any activity involving one or more
organisations.

5. Considers that such activities include, inter alia:

(a) demonstrations and political events;

(b) conferences, debates, round tables or other forms of exchange;

(c) meetings with elected representatives, institutional partners or civil
society organisations;

(d) internal and external communication activities;

(e) any other activity liable to affect the public image of JEF Europe, its
sections or its members.

6. Decides that all forthcoming campaigns shall prioritise the fight against the
far right and that the participation of the JEF in collaborative campaigns shall
be conditional upon compliance with this requirement.

Article 3: Political activities and campaigns of the sections

6. Encourages the sections of JEF Europe to apply the principles set out in this
resolution at national and local level;

7. Strongly advises sections not to invite or interact with:

(a) representatives of FROIs, their local chapters or affiliated entities;

(b)individuals or organisations not identified as FROIs but whose ideology is
manifestly incompatible with the political platform or Code of Conduct of JEF
Europe. 8. Calls on sections to raise awareness among their members of the
importance of this resolution through training activities, structured
discussions or dedicated events; 9. Strongly encourages sections, in accordance
with their own Codes of Conduct and internal procedures, to engage in structured
dialogue with any member who has established links with an organisation listed
in Annex I.

Article 4: Implementation and enforcement

10. Sets-up a Task-Force dedicated to the correct implementation of the present
Resolution, which shall:

a. Define which organisations and individuals are associated with FROIs; b.
Monitor FROIs activities;

c. Develop political and advocacy tools to address FROIs;

d. Alert any relevant JEF bodies when a member or a section are approached by
and/or shared FROIs content;

e. Conduct any activities, within the limit of the JEF statutes, to ensure the
correct enforcement of the present Resolution.

11. Entrusts the Executive Board to:

a. Distance themselves from any FROIs identified by the Federal committee; b.
Enforce, in a joint effort with the FC, the present resolution;

c. Inform sections upon the decisions taken in the framework of the present
resolution;

d. Inform a section whose member(s) might have been approached by and/or shared
FROIs content;

12. Deems the Arbitration board relevant to solve any inter-personal and/or
statutory issue related to the present resolution.