Inside Europe Thwarted: What now for Meloni?
Mar 26, 2026
Levi Bridges, DW reporter covering Central Asian migrants returning from Russia. Nick Martin, DW reporter on proposed changes to jury trials in England and Wales. They discuss shifting migration flows and why migrants are leaving Russia. They examine plans to curtail jury trials, legal backlogs, and the debate over rights and trust in the justice system.
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Referendum Reveals Limits Of Meloni's Mandate
- Italy's rejected referendum signalled voter concern over judicial independence and Giorgio Meloni's authoritarian-leaning alliances.
- The 54% no vote blocked changes to judge-prosecutor switching and council selection, weakening Meloni's reform momentum and coalition prospects.
Jury Changes Risk Trust For Marginal Time Gains
- UK plans would replace jury trials for offenses likely to carry under-three-year sentences to reduce a Crown Court backlog.
- Legal bodies warn savings are marginal and removing juries risks public trust and gradual erosion of trial rights.
Denmark Election Produces Fragile Victory
- Denmark's snap election left Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats first but with their weakest century result, forcing coalition talks.
- The centrist Moderates act as kingmaker after the Red Bloc fell short of a majority.