With recent terrorist attacks in Germany and France and Britain's decision to leave the European Union it seems Europe is at an important crossroads.The far right is gaining momentum across European Union, with dissatisfaction with the European union rising. The European Union is in a very critical stage of development, after the United Kingdom decided to leave on June 23rd, the future of Union looks shaky. The exponential rise in terrorist attacks in France, Germany and Belgium have lead many people to reconsider immigration policy in Europe. On July 24th, A Syrian Refugee hacked a mother to death with a machete. This incident will surely exacerbate already simmering anti-refugee sentiment in the European Union. After such a tumultuous year in Europe it can be inferred that nature of European politics will change quite drastically. Countries will now likely seek to have their own referendums on European Union membership, and immigration policies will likely become tighter.
The Schengen agreement which was established in 1995, allowed for the free movement of European citizens and abolished passport controls in 26 European countries. (Ireland and the United Kingdom opted out. In 2016 many Schengen area countries imposed stricter immigration policies in response to the refugee crisis. This has undermined the whole purpose of the Schengen agreement.The Europe that we will leave is set to change. Does this mean further European Union integration? or does it mean less European integration? Its difficult to tell.I am a proud European Union citizen and I strongly support my countries membership of the European Union.However I can't help but notice that some its weakness's are being exploited by those on the right to further their own anti-Eu rhetoric.
