anti-European
Opposing the continent
Anti-European means opposed to Europe, European culture, or European political integration.
The term appears most often in discussions of the European Union, where anti-European parties or politicians resist closer ties among member states: The coalition includes several anti-European factions.
It can also describe hostility toward European influence or values more broadly.
UK leaving European Union
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
independence · self-determination · withdrawal · secession · disengagement · nonalignment · neutrality · insularity
Shielding local producers
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- autarkyComplete economic independence
Hatred of outsiders
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
hostility · antipathy · resentment · animosity · distrust · suspicion · chauvinism · scapegoating
Judgment of faults
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
condemnation · denunciation · backlash · disillusionment · objection · discontent · bureaucracy · overreach
Brexit
UK leaving European Union
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
nationalism · independence · self-determination · withdrawal · secession · disengagement · nonalignment · neutrality · insularity · balkanization
protectionism
Shielding local producers
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
intolerance · hostility · antipathy · resentment · animosity · distrust · suspicion · chauvinism · scapegoating · fearmongering
criticism
Judgment of faults
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- dissentDisagreement with authority
opposition · condemnation · denunciation · backlash · disillusionment · objection · discontent · bureaucracy · overreach · federalism
anti-Europeanpro-European
Favoring continental political union
pro-EU · federalist · integrationist · Remainer · Eurocentric
anti, European, Europe, Europeanization, Eurocentric, Eurocentrism