Euroscepticism
Continental union doubt
Euroscepticism is opposition to or skepticism about European political and economic integration, particularly regarding the European Union.
The term emerged in British politics but applies across Europe.
Eurosceptics range from those wanting reform to those demanding complete withdrawal: Brexit was driven by rising Euroscepticism.
The spelling Euroskepticism appears in American English.
Supreme independent authority
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- BrexitUK leaving European Union
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
independence · populism · anti-federalism · UKIP · national identity · self-determination · opt-out · veto
Preference for existing institutions
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
anti-globalism · localism · communitarianism · nativism · isolationism · protectionism · Thatcherism
European political-economic bloc
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- European CommissionEuropean Union's executive body
- European ParliamentEU's elected legislative branch
- MaastrichtDutch border city
bureaucracy · centralization · supranationalism · federalism · integration · regulations · directives · technocracy
Integrated trading bloc
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
- customs unionTariff-aligned trading partnership
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
bailout · monetary policy · trade deals · protectionism · currency · deregulation · migration policy · labor mobility
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- BrexitUK leaving European Union
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
withdrawal · independence · populism · anti-federalism · UKIP · national identity · self-determination · opt-out · veto
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
traditionalism · anti-globalism · localism · communitarianism · nativism · isolationism · protectionism · Thatcherism
EU
European political-economic bloc
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- European CommissionEuropean Union's executive body
- European ParliamentEU's elected legislative branch
Maastricht · bureaucracy · centralization · supranationalism · federalism · integration · regulations · directives · technocracy · Schengen
single market
Integrated trading bloc
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
- customs unionTariff-aligned trading partnership
- tariffsTaxes on imports
austerity · bailout · monetary policy · trade deals · protectionism · currency · deregulation · migration policy · labor mobility
- BrexitBrexit, leave, remain, no deal, backstop
- European PoliticsEU, European Parliament, European Union, EU Commission, European Commission
- populismpopulism, demagogue, demagoguery, anti-elitism, anti-establishment
- Thatcher EraMargaret Thatcher, Thatcher, Iron Lady, monetarism, poll tax
- EuroscepticismBrexit, euroskeptic, UKIP, Brexiteer, Grexit
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
EuroscepticismEuropeanism
Advocacy for European unity
supranationalism · internationalism · cosmopolitanism · globalism · multilateralism