pro-European
Supporting continental integration
Pro-European describes support for European integration, cooperation, or the European Union.
In British politics especially, it marks the opposing camp from Euroskeptics: The pro-European faction pushed to remain in the EU.
The term applies to politicians, policies, or voters who favor closer ties with continental Europe.
Shared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- allianceFormal union of parties
coalition · coordination · solidarity · networking · cross-border · bilateral · transnational · mutual aid
European political-economic bloc
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- single marketIntegrated trading bloc
- customs unionTariff-aligned trading partnership
Erasmus · Brussels · Strasbourg · NATO
Merging into one entity
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- federalizationTransfer to central government
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
standardization · enlargement · accession · alignment · cohesion · consolidation · deepening · Maastricht
Formal expression of support
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
- backingAid or sponsorship
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- promotionRank increase or publicity
campaigning · lobbying · activism · enthusiasm · solidarity · commitment · boosterism · rallying
Advocate for distributed governance
- integrationistOpposes segregated systems
- pro-EUFavoring European Union membership
- centristOne favoring middle positions
- internationalistSupporter of worldwide cooperation
unionist · reformist · moderate · liberal · progressive · cosmopolitan · globalist
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
alliance · coalition · coordination · solidarity · networking · cross-border · bilateral · transnational · mutual aid
EU
European political-economic bloc
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- single marketIntegrated trading bloc
customs union · Erasmus · Brussels · Strasbourg · NATO
unification
Merging into one entity
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- federalizationTransfer to central government
centralization · standardization · enlargement · accession · alignment · cohesion · consolidation · deepening · Maastricht
endorsement
Formal expression of support
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
- backingAid or sponsorship
- supportTo uphold or sustain
promotion · campaigning · lobbying · activism · enthusiasm · solidarity · commitment · boosterism · rallying · mobilization
federalist
Advocate for distributed governance
- integrationistOpposes segregated systems
- pro-EUFavoring European Union membership
- centristOne favoring middle positions
internationalist · unionist · reformist · moderate · liberal · progressive · cosmopolitan · globalist
- Christian DemocracyCDA, CSU, subsidiarity, personalism, Angela Merkel
pro-Europeannationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
pro-Europeananti-European
Opposed to continental integration
nativist · nationalist · insular · parochial · xenophobic
European, Europe, Europeanization, Eurocentric, Eurocentrism