Undercurrents
Happening today beneath the surface
Over half of Europeans demand stricter migration controls
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pictured with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in Lampedusa, scene of an ongoing migrant crisis. Credit: Getty
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SubscribeI’ll be honest! Looking at these two women, I am convinced that the EU will never solve any of its problems
Interesting news snippets as usual :). On item 3 about conservative twitter’s crisis, the phrase ‘narcissism of small differences’ captures all the tense alliances on the political right quite well, haha. Or maybe there’s just something particularly bitter about disagreements between supposed in-group members.
Illegal immigration is destabilizing Western countries. This is why people are turning to the far right.
Has destabilised. And may already be too late to correct.