euroscepticism
Sign in to saveEuroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies and seek reform (Eurorealism, Eurocritical, or soft Euroscepticism), to those who oppose EU membership and see the EU as unreformable (anti-European Unionism, anti-EUism, or hard Euroscepticism). The opposite of Euroscepticism is known as pro-Europeanism.
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Euroscepticism is a political position that criticizes the European Union and the process of European integration, ranging from those who want to reform certain EU policies to those who believe the EU is fundamentally flawed and should be abandoned entirely. It matters because it represents a significant and growing political force that shapes debates over national sovereignty, governance, and Europe's future direction.
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- Reasoning
- Terminology
- Hard Euroscepticism
- Soft Euroscepticism
- Anti-Europeanism
- Other terms
- Eurobarometer surveys
- History in the European Parliament{{Sticky header}}
- 1999–2004
- 2004–2009
- 2009 elections
- 2014 elections
- 2019 elections
- 2024 elections
- In EU member states
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- In other European countries
- Armenia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Norway
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Counter-criticism
- See also
- References
- Cited sources
Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies and seek reform (Eurorealism, Eurocritical, or soft Euroscepticism), to those who oppose EU membership and see the EU as unreformable (anti-European Unionism, anti-EUism, or hard Euroscepticism). The opposite of Euroscepticism is known as pro-Europeanism.
The main drivers of Euroscepticism have been beliefs that integration undermines national sovereignty and the nation state, that the EU is elitist and lacks democratic legitimacy and transparency, that it is too bureaucratic and wasteful, that it encourages high levels of immigration, or perceptions that it is a neoliberal organisation serving the big business elite at the expense of the working class, that it is responsible for austerity, and drives privatization.