the Italian red wave

It appears that Italy is poised to undergo a wave of conservatism in its elections, and this includes some "Italexit" factions that have had enough of EU bullying. I've long been an advocate for the breakup of the EU, which was put in place with more-or-less good intentions, but which is a transnational entity that European countries, as a whole, are not ready for. Give it another few centuries before you try to unify all of Europe under one umbrella.