[quote]Public support for the European Union is seeing a gradual recovery, just in time for next week's European Parliament elections, according to a new survey of seven EU nations.
The study by the Pew Research Centre, a Washington-based think tank, found that more than 50 percent of Europeans had a favourable image of the EU, up from 46 percent in 2013.
The EU's four largest member states - Germany, France, the UK and Italy - as well as Spain, Poland and Greece were the countries surveyed.
But politicians hoping that a rebound in public support for the EU will be reflected by results at the ballot box may be disappointed. Two thirds of voters, who have the chance to go to the polls next week, agreed with statements that the EU's institutions do not understand the needs of their citizens' or listen to their voice.
The number of people saying that they viewed the EU favourably increased in six of the seven countries surveyed, with a 13 percent spike in support in France, the most significant rise. Conversely, Italians appear to be increasingly disgruntled with 46 percent, down from 58 percent last year, viewing the EU favourably.
Fears of a north/south divide also appear to be borne out in the survey: 34 percent of Greeks and 50 percent of Spaniards view the EU favourably, compared to 66 percent and 72 percent in Germany and Poland, respectively.[/quote]
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1. Elect Eurosceptic MEPs because you hate the EU
2. Eurosceptic MEPs barely turn up because they hate the EU
3. No one represents you because you elected Eurosceptics
4. "EU is antidemocratic and gets nothing done"
[QUOTE=smurfy;44801312]1. Elect Eurosceptic MEPs because you hate the EU
2. Eurosceptic MEPs barely turn up because they hate the EU
3. No one represents you because you elected Eurosceptics
4. "EU is antidemocratic and gets nothing done"[/QUOTE]
The Lack of Representation is desired by Eurosceptics as they see it as an illegitimate body, not turning up is why people vote for them.
Oh shit The fox is butthurt again
[QUOTE=ionuttzu;44801443]Oh shit The fox is butthurt again[/QUOTE]
That never stopped being a thing really.
[editline]14th May 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=The mouse;44801341]The Lack of Representation is desired by Eurosceptics as they see it as an illegitimate body, not turning up is why people vote for them.[/QUOTE]
If their intentions were good, they would attempt to legitimize the body instead of throwing a tantrum.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;44801627]If their intentions were good, they would attempt to legitimize the body instead of throwing a tantrum.[/QUOTE]
If they were actually skeptic they'd compete on a national level rather than bitch all day and night until the Brussels Paycheck begins to line their pockets.
Seriously, the isolationists in here are such retards that they've been called out multiple times over that. Their logic goes as "We hate the EU and refuse to participate in it, so we're demanding for you to elect us as MEPs so we can complain about the EU after the EU gives us so much money the president looks like a hobo, which totally doesn't buy our favor or anything."
Probably because people are starting to read up on it.
I hope the EU will keep its gradual slide to democracy and transparancy up. Knowing who we're electing as commissioner is a good step forward, but we can and should strengthen the parliament as well. Unfortunately this gives legitimacy and accountability to the EU, which is something eurosceptics want to avoid at all costs, because it means national politics will get less relevant.
Tbh I'm slowly starting to have more faith in Brussels than Westminster.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;44801801]Tbh I'm slowly starting to have more faith in Brussels than Westminster.[/QUOTE]
Tbh Sabor makes me think all the people are too demanding of Westminster. It's like a hall room full of two hundred bipolar thieves and idiots, fifty of which never show up, and another one hundred which might be completely drunk and would start a Rada-esque parliament fight if they'd all not be dying of old age.
United States of Europe please.
Fuck Westminster, bunch of old cunts.
I wouldn't mind some more younger faces in Westminster though, something that will represent like new generation of voters (of which many don't vote)
[QUOTE=Teddybeer;44801951]More like the started campaigns to get votes.[/QUOTE]
More like the economic crisis going away
Oh man, can't wait to not vote on the patent court side-election that the Danish right-wing party forced down our throats!
[QUOTE=ionuttzu;44801443]Oh shit The fox is butthurt again[/QUOTE]
The Fox? Which nation does THAT represent in the big book of national-political caricatures? Spain?
[QUOTE=ionuttzu;44801443]Oh shit The fox is butthurt again[/QUOTE]
I like how in every EU thread you do nothing but hurl random insults because you have no ability to form an argument, if you don't like the fact that I have a different opinion to you fine, but if you're so confident that you're right, at least try to form an argument.
Also what's with the lack of faith in nation parliaments? The vast majority of MPs in the UK are good people who work hard for their constituents, but just because your opinion is different to theirs on matters such as law and welfare and a handful of them abused their privileges doesn't automatically make them all evil scumbags.
[QUOTE=ironman17;44802140]The Fox? Which nation does THAT represent in the big book of national-political caricatures? Spain?[/QUOTE]
That was actually a vehemently anti-EU poster on this forum. Not sure if he's still around but I legitimately had trouble figuring out if he was legit or a troll account.
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;44801935]United States of Europe please.[/QUOTE]
If ran by the right people. Why is this a bad thing?
[QUOTE=Crypptic;44802387]If ran by the right people. Why is this a bad thing?[/QUOTE]
Major differences in cultural, legal, national, political and civil attributes of all the various European nations, perhaps? It's awfully shortsighted to only look at the governing part of things when there's so many more factors at play. And getting the 'right people' in place is quite a challenge. Aside from that the European Union is too young and ill-received to even consider an overarching federal state of sorts. In the future, sure, there'll be a day. But we're not there yet.
[QUOTE=Crypptic;44802387]If ran by the right people. Why is this a bad thing?[/QUOTE]
Because the countries in Europe, unlike the 50 states, don't have that much in common.
The EU is a great idea, It's just run by the wrong people.
[QUOTE=The mouse;44802142]I like how in every EU thread you do nothing but hurl random insults because you have no ability to form an argument, if you don't like the fact that I have a different opinion to you fine, but if you're so confident that you're right, at least try to form an argument.
Also what's with the lack of faith in nation parliaments? The vast majority of MPs in the UK are good people who work hard for their constituents, but just because your opinion is different to theirs on matters such as law and welfare and a handful of them abused their privileges doesn't automatically make them all evil scumbags.[/QUOTE]
But The Fox didn't have an argument of his own at all either, he just dumbrated a thread saying that institution doesn't like is doing well, asking us to form arguments is hypocritical.
Does anyone else think support for the EU is going to go up because of Russia?
Did people learn nothing when ACTA happened? Geez, talk about memory like goldfish. I dont like the european union
[QUOTE=Riller;44802125]Oh man, can't wait to not vote on the patent court side-election that the Danish right-wing party forced down our throats![/QUOTE]
Vote no, then.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;44804815]Vote no, then.[/QUOTE]
Voting no means I still voted in their stupid little forced election on shit that doesn't matter. Gonna vote on the EU MPs, and wipe my ass with DF's dumb patent-ballot.
[QUOTE=Strontboer;44802717]The EU is a great idea, It's just run by the wrong people.[/QUOTE]
Who is the Right People, then?
[QUOTE=Riller;44804826]Voting no means I still voted in their stupid little forced election on shit that doesn't matter. Gonna vote on the EU MPs, and wipe my ass with DF's dumb patent-ballot.[/QUOTE]
Can you elaborate more on this election you are having, it sounds interesting.
It sounds on par with the police commissioner election in the UK last year which a lot of people refused to vote in because it was A) poorly advertised and B) politicizing the police which is bad.
[QUOTE=The mouse;44801341]The Lack of Representation is desired by Eurosceptics as they see it as an illegitimate body, not turning up is why people vote for them.[/QUOTE]
That sounds ridiculous
[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;44804806]Did people learn nothing when ACTA happened? Geez, talk about memory like goldfish. I dont like the european union[/QUOTE]
Yes, because we all know the only reason legislation like ACTA might exist is due to the EU being around. Totally wasn't discussed by the European Parliament and roundly rejected in 2012.
Just from Wikipedia:
[quote]On 12 April 2012, David Martin recommended that the European Parliament should reject ACTA, saying the intended benefits were far outweighed by the risks, and "given the vagueness of certain aspects of the text and the uncertainty over its interpretation, the European Parliament cannot guarantee adequate protection for citizens' rights in the future under ACTA."
ACTA was discussed in five parliamentary committees, all of which voted to reject the ACTA treaty.
On 4 July 2012, the European Parliament declined its consent, effectively rejecting it, 478 votes to 39, and 165 abstentions.
The European Commission confirmed on 20 December 2012 that it was withdrawing Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU). This ended ACTA’s process at EU level and confirms rejection of the treaty by the EU.[/quote]
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