Euroscepticism
Balkan States Eye EU Elections in Hope of Enlargement
This week, voters across the European Union will go to the polls for European Parliament elections. For observers in the Western Balkans, there is keen interest in what the results will say about future policies in the region — especially on the vexed question of EU enlargement.
Negative Influence of Brexit is Expected by the Bulgarian Society
Bulgarian society is dominated by the expectation of a negative impact of Brexit - on the UK itself, on the EU as a whole and on Bulgaria.
This shows data from a nationally representative Alfa Research survey conducted between March 22-26, 2019, among 1011 adult citizens.
FinMin Teodorovici: EU officials only feign interest in citizens, everyone for themselves
The Country Report presented by the European Commission that includes Romania in the imbalanced states' category was drafted based on media-provided information and placed in a wrong context, and the European officials often only feign interest in the EU citizens, while seeing to their own interest, Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici on Friday told an event organised by the European Co
Greece, Cyprus support Turkey’s EU entry bid
Greece's foreign minister has said it's in the best interests of his country, Cyprus and the European Union that Turkey's faltering bid to join the bloc stays on track.
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The EPP Called on All Right-Wing Parties in Bulgaria to Join Together the European Elections
According to the president of the European People's Party, only unification will avoid spilling votes
EU's Tusk warns of hostile, foreign-funded parties ahead of vote
European Council President Donald Tusk called on voters across the continent to reject anti-European parties he said had been set up by hostile foreign forces and could try to use upcoming EU parliamentary elections to seize influence in Brussels.
Balkan Voters to Choose Centrist MEPs over Populists: Survey
Euroskeptic parties could paralyze EU, study warns
A new survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) ahead of European Parliament elections in May has found that Euroskeptic parties are on course to win a third of the seats in the assembly, which could potentially undermine the European Union's cohesion and security.
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Eurobarometer: Bulgarians Remain Optimistic About the Future of Europe
More than half (53%) of Bulgarian citizens over the age of 15 declare their trust in the European Union - 9 percentage points above the average across the Union. Less than a third (30%) of Bulgarians declare no distrust of the EU, and the rest have no opinion.
France and Germany Renew Postwar Vows of Friendship
France and Germany have renewed their vows of postwar friendship, aiming to show that the motor that has traditionally powered the EU project remains strong as nationalist and populist parties advance across the continent, writes the Guardian.