Right-wing populism and the political mood change in Germany are having a direct knock-on affect on EU-level legislation making on migration.
Last September, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came from nowhere to win 94 seats - the first time the far-right entered the Bundestag since the 1950s. Germany's mood towards immigrants and refugees has also since frosted following a fraught coalition deal to secure Angela Merkel's fourth term in office.
At the EU-level, lawmaker...
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