2013-11-16bbc.co.uk

"The time of patriotic movements being divided is over," said Ms Le Pen, calling it "an historic day"... The PVV and FN currently sit among independent MEPs in the European Parliament. They are not in UKIP's group. To form a new officially recognised bloc they would need a minimum of 25 MEPs from at least seven EU member states.

Correspondents say the two parties could team up with groups such as Austria's Freedom Party (FPOe), Italy's Northern League, Vlaams Belang in Belgium, the Sweden Democrats or the Danish People's Party.



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