Judy Asks: Is the EU’s Agenda in Jeopardy?

A stronger far-right presence in the European Parliament could put a brake on some EU policies. But the main test to the bloc’s stability and global role may come from the rise of nationalist politics in France and Germany. Pol Morillas, director at CIDOB, answers Judy Dempsey’s question: Is the EU’s Agenda in Jeopardy? “Yes, but not necessarily due to the results of the European Parliament elections. The extreme-right tide has had a big impact but has not swept away the new parliament. The balance in the next political cycle will thus be subject to the growing contestation of the extreme right and the fragility of the European political center, which, despite retaining the majority, fears political ups and downs in national governments".