These are crucial days for the radical right in the European Parliament. After the official formation of the Conservatives and Reformists group, of which Italy’s Fratelli d’Italia is a member, other parties in the area are choosing sides. The Conservatives growth The Conservatives now count 84 MEPs, making them the third largest group in the Euro Chamber, and aim to heavily influence European policies in the next legislature, as explained by their co-chair Nicola Procaccini, who has just been re-elected together with Polish Joachim Brudziński. “The political weight has shifted noticeably to th…