Part 1: The Battle for Europe

<p>The decades-long plan to stitch together countries and cultures into the European Union was ultimately blamed for two crises: mass migration and crippling debt. Together, those events contributed to a wave of nationalism across Europe. In a five-part series this week, we take a look at some of the movements aiming to disrupt the E.U. from within. Guest: Katrin Bennhold, the Berlin bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>.</p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>Before the European Parliament elections last month, Katrin Bennhold and producers of “The Daily” set out on a 10-day trip to find out <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/world/europe/europe-election-parliament.html" target="_blank">what Europe means to Europeans today</a>.</li><li>The<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/world/europe/european-elections-results.html" target="_blank"> results of the elections</a> indicated that the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/world/europe/europe-parliament-elections-populists.html" target="_blank">struggle over the future direction of the European Union</a> would only intensify.</li></ul>