The two societies mentioned are no longer considered to be successful due to the expansion of austerity measures since the 2008 financial crisis. This is resulting in increases in poverty (especially in Hungary and Poland) which in turn is resulting in fascist governments resurging to power. This unfortunately is going to expand greatly until the end of the 2020s. The European Union is by nature a right-wing institution, and has embraced austerity since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.