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By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow The recent European Parliament elections resulted in gains for far-right and rightwing parties across Europe, sparking concerns about the future of EU enlargement. While centrist groups retain a majority in the new European Parliament, the growing influence of populist, nationalist and Eurosceptic parties could complicate efforts to integrate new member states in the bloc, analysts have warned. The elections followed a reinvigoration of the enlargement process sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which prompted EU leaders to renewed efforts to integrate the coun…