Nezgodni pridošlica? Proširenje Europske Unije i Euroskepticizam u češkoj republici
Unusual Newcomer? European Union Enlargement and Euroskepticism in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Petr Kopecký
Subject(s): International relations/trade, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development
Published by: Centar za politološka istraživanja
Summary/Abstract: This chaptre analyses opposition to the European Union in the Czech Republic, both among the masses and among the elites. It provides a definition of Euroscepticism based on a distinction between broad and specific support for European integration and considers how the necessity of the EU enlargement process can fuel anti-EU sentiment. Based on an analysis of mass attitudes and party political positions, the article argues that there has been no major mobilization against the EU in the Czech Republic, despite the fact that there is still a relatively strong undercurrent of Euroscepticism in the country. However, current expressions of Euroscepticism should be understood as possible defining features of the attitudes of the Czech Republic (the elite) that will soon be in the enlarged EU.

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