(Flag of the "EUSSR", a common trope among hard Eurosceptics, comparing the EU with the USSR)
Approximately a couple weeks before i didn’t know
anything about Euroscepticism.Maybe because of i am not from European
country.But i think this is really serious situtation and worth to discuss
about it.After seaching about this word and the meaning of the word,i can say
something about this word for starters like me.
Firstable i would like to explain this word of
meaning.What is Euroscepticism? Euroscepticism is not anti-Europeanism, which refers to the
rejection of the culture of Europe and Europeanisation, and sentiments, opinions and discrimination against European
ethnic groups.
Euroscepticism is political view of those who criticize or
oppose the European Union. Its main source is the idea that European
integration weakens the nation states and wishes to slow down, stop or reverse
this integration. Other views are the perception that democracy is open in the
European Union or the belief that the Union is too bureaucratic.
When we look at the history of this world and the causes,the
concept was first put forward in 1986 to describe the attitude of British Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher to European integration.Looking at the historical process starting with the
signing of the Maastricht Treaty (1992), Euroscepticism has increased between
1995-97, declining at the end of 1998 when the last stage of the economic and
monetary union began. The skepticism that has risen again in 2007 with the
global financial crisis has reached 1995-97 level and has exceeded this level
in 2011.
A Eurobarometer survey of EU citizens in 2009 showed
that support for membership of the EU was lowest in the United Kingdom, alongside Latvia and Hungary.
The livelihood crisis has also led to a decline in
the number of optimistic thinkers about the future of the Union. Increased
unemployment, inflation, uncertainty and inequalities have brought concerns
about the future of Europe, bringing the economic crisis under the influence of
social and political life, raising serious public questions about EU
integration, the future of the Union, EU membership, the euro and the free
market .
70% of the citizens in Greece and 63% in France
think that the economic integration, which is the reason for the existence of
the EU, weakens the national economy. Citizens in southern European countries
in particular are concerned about the course of the economy and are
disappointed about the consequences of European integration.
"Frexit" is a common
name for a hypothetical French withdrawal from the European Union.
Euroscepticism in the
United Kingdom has been a significant element in British politics since the
inception of the European
Economic Community(EEC), the
predecessor to the EU. The European Union strongly divides the British public,
political parties, media and civil society.
Euroscepticism in other possible members
Moldova
Montenegro
Norway
Serbia
Switzerland
Euroscepticism has even begun to be observed in Germany, where it is believed to be immune from the strongest supporters of European integration and skepticism. It can be speculated that today Euroscepticism is manifested as nationalist rhetoric, the rise of local reactions to economic crime, the confrontation of the identity of Europeanity with the concepts of nationality and national sovereignty.
German Prime
Minister Angela Merkel also expresses his opinion that the governments are in
favor of more delegation of powers to Brussels and that she is ready for this.
In the end, increasing skepticism is being sought through the transfer of
powers to the EU, again with more emancipation. In this context, as can be seen
in policy examples such as the Stability and Growth Pact, efforts to strengthen
the economic and monetary union, to ensure financial coordination and thus to
strengthen European integration continue.
Researcher: Furkan Oğulcan Baruğ
References:
http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/opinion/german-scepticism-is-the-euro-s-next-big-challenge/
https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/study-frexit-chaos-would-be-worse-than-collapse-of-lehman-brothers/
http://www.abmaliye.gov.tr/ABDID%20Raporlar/Ara%C5%9Ft%C4%B1rma%20ve%20%C4%B0nceleme%20Serisi/Ekonomik%20Krizle%20Artan%20Avrupa%20Birli%C4%9Fi%20%C5%9E%C3%BCphecili%C4%9Fi.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroscepticism
https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avrupa_%C5%9F%C3%BCphecili%C4%9Fi
