Euroscepticism
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Euroscepticism is a political stance characterized by criticism of, or opposition to, the European Union and further European integration.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euroscepticism canonical | 11 |
| British Eurosceptic movement | 1 |
| British Euroscepticism | 1 |
| hard Euroscepticism | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euroscepticism Context triple: [Vox, ideology, Euroscepticism]
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A.
European integration
European integration is the political, economic, and legal process through which European countries have increasingly coordinated and pooled sovereignty, most notably within frameworks such as the European Union.
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B.
Brexit
Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.
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C.
Leave.EU
Leave.EU was a prominent British political campaign group that advocated for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union during the 2016 EU referendum.
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D.
European Solidarity
European Solidarity is a pro-European, center-right political party in Ukraine led by former president Petro Poroshenko.
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E.
Czechoslovakism
Czechoslovakism was a political and national ideology that promoted the unity of Czechs and Slovaks as a single Czechoslovak nation, particularly influential in the formation and preservation of Czechoslovakia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euroscepticism Target entity description: Euroscepticism is a political stance characterized by criticism of, or opposition to, the European Union and further European integration.
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A.
European integration
European integration is the political, economic, and legal process through which European countries have increasingly coordinated and pooled sovereignty, most notably within frameworks such as the European Union.
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B.
Brexit
Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.
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C.
Leave.EU
Leave.EU was a prominent British political campaign group that advocated for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union during the 2016 EU referendum.
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D.
European Solidarity
European Solidarity is a pro-European, center-right political party in Ukraine led by former president Petro Poroshenko.
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E.
Czechoslovakism
Czechoslovakism was a political and national ideology that promoted the unity of Czechs and Slovaks as a single Czechoslovak nation, particularly influential in the formation and preservation of Czechoslovakia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opposition to European integration
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political ideology ⓘ political stance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| becameProminentIn |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasArgument |
bureaucratic overreach of EU institutions
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democratic deficit in the European Union ⓘ economic costs of EU membership ⓘ loss of national sovereignty ⓘ opposition to EU migration policies ⓘ opposition to further EU enlargement ⓘ protection of national identity ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
cultural Euroscepticism
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economic Euroscepticism ⓘ legal Euroscepticism ⓘ political Euroscepticism ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hard Euroscepticism
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left-wing Euroscepticism ⓘ nationalist Euroscepticism ⓘ right-wing Euroscepticism ⓘ soft Euroscepticism ⓘ sovereigntist Euroscepticism ⓘ |
| hasMainFocus |
criticism of the European Union
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opposition to further European integration ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Alternative for Germany
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Brexit movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Brexit
Czech Civic Democratic Party Eurosceptic wing ⓘ
linked to:
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
Danish People’s Party ⓘ Fidesz ⓘ Finns Party ⓘ
linked to:
Finnish Rural Party
Five Star Movement ⓘ Freedom Party of Austria ⓘ Jobbik ⓘ Law and Justice (Poland) ⓘ
linked to:
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
Lega (Italy) ⓘ
linked to:
Brothers of Italy
National Rally (France) ⓘ
linked to:
National Rally
Sweden Democrats ⓘ UK Conservative Party Eurosceptic wing ⓘ
linked to:
Conservative Party (UK)
United Kingdom Independence Party ⓘ
linked to:
UK Independence Party
|
| hasOpposite |
Europhilia
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pro-Europeanism ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
European Union reform debate
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Eurosceptic media ⓘ Eurosceptic party ⓘ nationalism ⓘ populism ⓘ sovereigntism ⓘ |
| isAbout |
EU enlargement
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linked to:
European integration
EU treaties ⓘ European Union institutions ⓘ
linked to:
European institutions
European integration ⓘ democratic accountability in the European Union ⓘ economic policy of the European Union ⓘ monetary union in Europe ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ the euro currency ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
European studies
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comparative politics ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
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Subject: Euroscepticism Description of subject: Euroscepticism is a political stance characterized by criticism of, or opposition to, the European Union and further European integration.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Euroscepticism
subject linked to:
European Research Group (associated)
linked to: Euroscepticism
linked to: Euroscepticism
subject linked to:
David Davis 2016-07-13