The Impact of Right-Wing Populism on Humanitarian Policy in the EU

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of the growing popularity of nationalist parties and their influence on the humanitarian policy of the European Union member states as one of the main areas of political activity of the countries. After all, the humanitarian component is an important part of any country's policy. The author focuses on the examples of such countries as Poland, France, Hungary and political parties that have recently gained popularity in them. The author analyzes the peculiarities of humanitarian policy in the above-mentioned countries and the role of right-wing parties in it. The article examines the peculiarities of nationalist movements and their traditionalist rhetoric, which has an impact on the political life of the countries. The author uses statistical data to trace the trends in the growing popularity of nationalist political parties in both national parliaments and the European Parliament. The author pays special attention to the migration issue, because in many cases it becomes a catalyst for the spread of traditionalist and populist ideas among the population. A special place in the article is devoted to the analysis of the results of recent electoral cycles in France, where both in local and parliamentary elections, the right-wing National Rally party is gaining more and more favorable positions, and its leader M. le Pen is entering the second round of the presidential election for the second time in a row, which is also an indicator of the mood among the country's population.  Attention is drawn to the danger of traditionalist ideas, as they are often used in political circles for speculation by right-wing populist parties, which, being in power, pose a threat to both the economy of countries and the health of their citizens. The author partially touches upon the problems of Euroscepticism and its origins. The harmful impact of nationalist parties on European integration processes is considered.