Populist leaders from Italy and Poland tackle ‘French-German axis’

Populist leaders from Italy and Poland tackle ‘French-German axis’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2019 Italy and Poland are set to spark a “European spring” in which anti-immigration populists will look to take down the “French-German axis” in May’s European Union parliamentary elections, Italy’s interior minister said on Jan. 9. “We are preparing a new equilibrium and new energy in Europe and Poland and […]

Italian minister to migrants: ‘The good times are over … Pack your bags’

Italian minister to migrants: ‘The good times are over … Pack your bags’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2018 Italy’s new interior minister is calling for a reduction in the “number of arriving migrants and increase in the number of expulsions.” “The good times for illegals is over – get ready to pack your bags,” Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said at a June 2 rally in Italy’s north. […]

EU ‘falling to pieces’: Populists triumph in Italy

EU ‘falling to pieces’: Populists triumph in Italy

by WorldTribune Staff, March 8, 2018 The stunning success of populist parties in Italy’s election is a crushing blow to the European Union, analysts say. The populist Five Star Movement (M5S) became the largest single party in Italy with 32.1 percent of the vote on March 4 while the center-right coalition led by the League […]

Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders surf the anti-globalist wave after Brexit, Trump victory

Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders surf the anti-globalist wave after Brexit, Trump victory

by WorldTribune Staff, November 13, 2016 Anti-globalism forces are on a roll and leaders of such movements in Europe are looking to ride the wave of momentum created by Donald Trump to a revolutionary new order. Trump’s victory is “the emergence of a new world,” said Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front. “It’s […]

Italy: 48 percent in country that inspired its creation would vote to leave EU

Italy: 48 percent in country that inspired its creation would vote to leave EU

by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2016 With all eyes in Europe on the June 23 Brexit vote, a survey in Italy found that 48 percent in the country that paved the way for the European Union’s creation would vote to leave the EU. “The Italians are amused by the Brexit vote,” said Andrea Barzini, an […]