Political factors of Euroscepticism

Abstract

The article examines Euroscepticism as a rejection, a skeptical attitude towards integration into the EU. Euroscepticism as a concept emerged in Britain among opponents of the country's membership in the EU, spread to the countries of Western and Eastern Europe, in which it has differences. It is determined that Eurosceptics emphasize positions of support for nation states, sovereignty, and focus on the fact that integration will erode national sovereignty. It is proven that representatives of countries have differences regarding the union: withdrawal from the union, from the currency zone, reform of supranational institutions, are skeptical of integration, criticize the policies of the union, the single currency of the euro, constitutions, supranational entities, federalization of the union. It is analyzed from the point of view of the transnational nature of left and right political movements, i.e. socio-political forces. The injustice of individual opportunities (opportunities to obtain education and work) and results motivates Eurosceptic sentiments, regardless of objective inequality. However, public reactions to distributive injustice vary. A justice-based approach to understanding the varieties of Euroscepticism in Europe is confirmed.