Twenty years after the French “No” to the EU Constitutional Treaty, Landry Charrier sheds light on the lasting political impact of this referendum. He shows how far-right parties and movements are using the vote to strengthen Eurosceptic and nationalist narratives. Charrier warns against the continued exploitation of the “Non” by far-right actors, who are using it to advance their agenda against European integration.
Landry Charrier on FOCUS Online: “20 years after the EU referendum - How right-wing extremists in France are still exploiting the ‘Non’” Landry Charrier on FOCUS Online: 20 years after the french EU referendum
In a guest article for FOCUS Online, Landry Charrier, an expert on Franco-German relations, analyses how the French “Non” to the EU Constitutional Treaty of 2005 continues to be instrumentalized by far-right forces.
Landry Charrier auf FOCUS Online: „20 Jahre nach dem EU-Referendum – Wie Rechtsextreme in Frankreich das ‚Non‘ noch immer ausschlachten“
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Dr. habil. Landry Charrier studied at the universities of Nantes and Düsseldorf. Between 2007 and 2017, he taught at the German Department of the University of Clermont Auvergne as Associate Professor of Franco-German Relations. From 2017 to 2022, he worked for the French cultural network abroad on behalf of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. After working in Bonn as head of the Institut français and university attaché, he worked in The Hague as attaché for scientific and university cooperation.
Landry Charrier is a graduate of the Collège des Hautes Études de l'Institut diplomatique in Paris. He is also co-producer of the France podcast “Franko-viel” and editorial director of dokdoc.