Socialist leader García urges ‘iron hand’ on Trump
BARCELONA, Spain – Socialist leader Iratxe García has accused the European Parliament’s centre-right of hypocrisy, while urging European progressives to take an ” iron hand” against Donald Trump and far-right forces.
The remarks come as socialist leaders seek to regain momentum and reassert their influence, using this weekend’s Global Progressive Congress in Barcelona – promoted by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez – to rally progressive forces across Europe.
“The centre-right cannot ask social democracy to guarantee political stability whilst negotiating day-to-day policies with the far right,” she said at the summit, pointing to cooperation on climate and migration as examples.
The EPP group should “decide and choose” whether it wants to continue working with pro-European forces or “open the door to an alliance with the far right”.
García framed the moment as a broader ideological battle, warning that far-right movements in Europe and their allies…
