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Populist Rise Fueled by Resentment Over EU Policies
Item: The Associated Press reported on June 1 about Italy’s new coalition government — led by the hard-right League (formerly Northern League) and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement. The wire service noted that this is both Italy’s and Western Europe’s first populist government. Said the AP: “Public resentment [among Italians] over what was perceived as fellow EU nations’ failure to help ease the financial and logistical burden on Italy in caring for the flood of migrants helped boost the League’s popularity.”
Item: “Europe Day” in early May is “an occasion known only to employees of the European Union, who get the day off,” according to the London-based Economist. This year, it launched with an online questionnaire about the European experience. The publication’s tilt is exemplified by its subhead: “We have built Europe. Now we must build Europeans.”
The questionnaire “will form a basis for Europe-wide ‘citizens’ consultations’ designed in turn to inform meetings of EU leaders later this year and next. Meanwhile, each government will hold its own form of consultation on European matters.”
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