euroskeptic
Anti-Brussels political stance
A euroskeptic opposes European political and economic integration, particularly the European Union and its expansion of powers.
The term emerged in British politics during debates over EU membership: Euroskeptic MPs pushed for the Brexit referendum.
It ranges from those wanting reform to those favoring complete withdrawal.
Also spelled eurosceptic, especially in British English.
UK leaving European Union
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- MaastrichtDutch border city
Lisbon · bureaucracy · enlargement · Strasbourg · Copenhagen · institutions · regulations · unelected
Devotion to one's country
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- anti-globalizationOpposition to worldwide economic integration
conservatism · anti-establishment · separatism · Thatcherism · right-wing · left-wing
Supreme independent authority
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
self-determination · customs · language · border · citizenship · immigration · multiculturalism · integration
Freedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
self-governance · devolution · supranationalism · federalism · competences · subsidiarity · opt-out · repatriation
Eurosceptic British party
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
- backbencherRank-and-file parliamentarian
coalition · opposition · manifesto · campaign · Brexiteer · reform · renegotiation · veto
Enforced economic stringency
Absence of confidence
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
disapproval · objection · rejection · resistance · backlash · discontent · disillusionment · resentment
Brexit
UK leaving European Union
Maastricht · Lisbon · bureaucracy · enlargement · Strasbourg · Copenhagen · institutions · regulations · unelected · technocracy
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
anti-globalization · conservatism · anti-establishment · separatism · Thatcherism · right-wing · left-wing
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
patriotism · self-determination · customs · language · border · citizenship · immigration · multiculturalism · integration · assimilation
independence
Freedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
jurisdiction · self-governance · devolution · supranationalism · federalism · competences · subsidiarity · opt-out · repatriation
UKIP
Eurosceptic British party
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
backbencher · coalition · opposition · manifesto · campaign · Brexiteer · reform · renegotiation · veto · opt-out
austerity
Enforced economic stringency
distrust
Absence of confidence
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
misgivings · disapproval · objection · rejection · resistance · backlash · discontent · disillusionment · resentment · cynicism
- EuroscepticismBrexit, Euroscepticism, UKIP, Brexiteer, Grexit
euroskepticpro-European
Favoring continental political union
federalist · pro-EU · integrationist · Remainer · Emmanuel Macron
euroskepticfederalist
Advocate for distributed governance
integrationist · internationalist · globalist · cosmopolitan
euro, Europe, European, Europeans, Europeanization, skeptic, skeptics, skeptical, skeptically