Fostering Tolerance in Europe: Issues of Migration and Populism in Italy

... On the one hand, Eurosceptics are mainly populist movements: not only the anti-immigrant League but also The Five Star Movement. On the other hand, Euroscepticism has been typical for classical Italian communists—the heirs of the Communist party of Italy. Besides, old populism of Berlusconi is more euro-optimistic than the new populism of Salvini. Particularities of the relations between Italy and the European Union are based on a disagreement in two key issues: immigration policy and the social economic policy. Populists ...