The crisis casts a spotlight on pretty much every aspect of contemporary politics, instant communication and the unrelenting surge by populists. It has given succour to the far right demonstrated the fragility of European unity. He has defiantly argued that Spain and Europe need migrants to fill the gap of a declining labour force. Meloni is regarded by key figures such as Von der Leyen as a bellwether, as a bridge between the extreme far right and the mainstream centre right. The more crises such as these take place, the more European cohesion frays, the more Trump and Putin smile and the more the far right licks its lips.