Political Wind from the East: Migration Сrisis Charpens Party Struggles in France

... and Zagreb are on the brink of a diplomatic scandal having failed to agree on the direction of the migration flow. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is sharply critical of the German Government and says that Europe is unprepared for a new “migration of peoples.” All this is accompanied by the renewed discussion on the future of the Schengen agreement and the European Union. Amid this turmoil, the situation in France merits particular attention. French political life is traditionally diverse, vibrant and perceptive of external impulses. European events, be it debates on the EU Constitution or another expansion of European institutions, invariably trigger stormy ...