Sentences with phrase «eurosceptic party»

An "eurosceptic party" refers to a political party that is opposed to or critical of the European Union (EU). They may hold skeptical views about the EU's policies, institutions, integration, or the advantages of being a member of the EU. Full definition
Large - scale migration from East to West has of course been accompanied by the rise of eurosceptic parties in many Western European countries: UKIP in the UK; Alternative for Deutschland in Germany; the National Front in France; the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands; the Sweden Democrats in Sweden; and the Danish People's Party in Denmark.
This question has become only more relevant in the light of the alarming success of Eurosceptic parties in the recent European Parliamentary elections.
That is now threatened by the surge in support for Eurosceptic parties in last week's elections (see «What the data says about Europe's lurch to the right «-RRB-.
The Tories will either become non-attached MEPs, an ineffectual rump with zero influence, or they will have to cobble together an alliance with new eurosceptic parties such as the eurosceptic German AfD party, a move which would deeply sour relations with Ms Merkel.
The Ukip leader said eurosceptic parties on the right and left would fail to win enough support to put a real block on the European parliament.
I read with great interest Michael Brooks's article on the potential impact of eurosceptic parties on UK research (31 May,...
The opposition Social Democrats made major gains, mainly at the expense of Eurosceptic parties such as the June Movement.
Family illness and death have prevented him from developing his latest political project, a centre - left Eurosceptic Party called New Deal.
In July 2015 a split from AfD created a new soft Eurosceptic party called Alliance for Progress and Renewal.
He has most recently been developing his latest political project, a centre - left Eurosceptic Party called New Deal.
For instance, men are much more likely to support Eurosceptic parties such as UKIP and national independence movements such as those in Scotland or Catalonia.
The largest Eurosceptic party in Finland is the Finns Party.
It would be very sad if the two right - of - centre Eurosceptic parties at the general election were not able to find some way, at least in marginal seats, of reaching an accommodation so that anti-referendum candidates don't get in with a minority of votes.
Although the surge of support for fringe, often far - right and Eurosceptic parties constitutes a risk to the future of the European project, Morgan Stanley notes that it is unlikely that referenda on the EU membership will be held in other EU countries.
PARIS (Reuters)- Support for the European Union has surged to multi-year highs in the bloc's biggest countries following last month's Brexit vote, according to a poll that will disappoint Eurosceptic parties hoping to usher their own nations out of the EU.
Brexit would not just mean that Europe loses one its most important members, but it would surely embolden eurosceptic parties in other countries to demand the repatriation of previously shared powers.
One third of members of the EP belong to Eurosceptic party groups, with similar trends unfolding in national election contests.
The «dangers of isolation» he associates with the main eurosceptic parties will be mocked.
The party Chasse, Pêche, Nature & Traditions, is an agrarianist Eurosceptic party that claims to be neither left nor right.
The green - liberal Politics Can Be Different classifies as a soft or reformist Eurosceptic party given its self - professed euro - critical stance.
The organisation is linked to Germany's first Eurosceptic party in decades, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which is expected to do well in the EU vote.
What is clear from last nights elections is that whilst in Scotland is moving closer to the EU the people of England and Wales no matter what eurosceptic party they voted for are against the EU.
Alongside Corbyn, other left - wing Eurosceptic parties — such as Syriza in Greece and Sinn Fein in Ireland — have campaigned on anti-austerity platforms this year.
Arguably, that's an aberration in historical terms, since Labour was in some ways the original Eurosceptic party.
Voters in the Netherlands have backed two pro-European centrist parties, while the anti-immigrant Geert Wilders» Eurosceptic party took heavy losses.
The recent emergence there of a fledgling Eurosceptic Party, Alternative für Deutschland (whose channel of communication with Tory MEPs has caused diplomatic flutters between Berlin and Downing Street) led the ever - canny Angela Merkel to shore up her right flank.
[62] Initially the AfD was a soft Eurosceptic party, that considered itself pro-Europe and pro-EU, but opposed the euro, which it believed had undermined European integration.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is Germany's largest Eurosceptic party.
Much attention will be on the rise of Eurosceptic parties in the European elections, especially in France, as Hugh Schofield reports.
Former TV chat show host Robert Kilroy - Silk is expected to launch his new eurosceptic party, Veritas, Latin for truth, on Wednesday.
The YouGov survey of 800 Tory members showed nearly one in five were seriously considering voting for the eurosceptic party, while 53 % said they did not feel respected by the Conservative leadership.
The analysis suggests Ukip's rise may have been overstated, with the eurosceptic party winning just one extra seat, leaving it with a total of three.
A surge in Ukip's support, combined with an expected bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats, could leave the eurosceptic party with more seats than the coalition partner.
But the biggest danger the party poses is toward the Tories after the eurosceptic party finally appeared to be splitting the right - wing vote.
The eurosceptic party, which has 11 MEPs but no MPs in the Commons, is looking to capitalise after nearly half of David Cameron's backbenchers rebelled against his party on Europe.
The eurosceptic party enjoyed its most significant victory to date with 11,571 votes.
However, in 2015 the centre - right government withdrew Iceland's application, restarted a fight between pro-EU and Eurosceptic parties.
In Britain, since at least 1999, more Eurosceptic parties (especially UKIP but also the Conservatives) have tended to do rather better in the European elections than in the local elections on the same day.
Theresa May's party appeared to have benefited from an almost total collapse in the Ukip vote, which saw the Eurosceptic party shed councillors across the country.
The news will not come as a surprise to many as the prime minister has long had a somewhat adversarial relationship with the eurosceptic party, once famously referring to its members as «fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists» in an interview with LBC radio back in 2006.
Ukip's performance is bad news for David Cameron since it suggests the Tories risk losing seats across Britain where the Eurosceptic party is leeching votes away from the Conservatives.
Four hundred million people across Europe will be able to cast their vote in May's elections to the European Parliament, with polls suggesting gains for far - left, far - right and Eurosceptic parties.
Eurosceptic parties, like the French National Front (FN) and UK Independence Party (UKIP), are widely expected to do well.
The Alternative Democratic Reform Party is a soft Eurosceptic party.
UKIP - the United Kingdom Independence Party - is led by Nigel Farage who has become the modernising voice within his Eurosceptic party.
It means the eurosceptic party would agree to a confidence and supply arrangement, where it backs or abstains on budget and legislative programme votes.
David Cameron is urging fellow European Union leaders to embrace reform, as mainstream parties fight to salvage their positions after the spectacular success across the continent of eurosceptic parties.
Conservative MP Tim Loughton said bringing in the eurosceptic party would show it to be a «complete load of old hot air with a very charismatic and beaming person in charge and not much else».
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