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[[File:No-EU.png|thumb|250px|Numerous people oppose the EU due to its [[socialist]] and [[globalist]] policies.]]

[[File:No-EU.png|thumb|250px|Numerous people oppose the EU due to its [[socialist]] and [[globalist]] policies.]]

{{See also|Euroskepticism|European migrant crisis}}

{{See also|Euroskepticism|European migrant crisis}}

A significant number of Europeans on the political right-of-center are opposed to the EU on the grounds that it undermines national sovereignty and identity. The term "eurosceptic" has risen in popularity in Britain to describe these people, and among them are such members as the former British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] (although, while in power, she committed Britain to the 1986 Single European Act, a major integrationist measure). They also, however, include less well-respected politicians belonging to "far-right" or [[nationalism|nationalist]] parties, such as France's [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]]. There are also extreme left-wing opponents of the European Union, such as ''Die Linke'' in Germany, who regard it as constituting an anti-progressive "Fortress Europe", and claim that EU membership impedes countries from following socialist policies. However, compared to [[conservative]] critics, left-wing Euroskeptics usually take softer positions against the EU, as they still support many of its policies such as on immigration and nationalism.

A significant number of Europeans on the political right-of-center are opposed to the EU on the grounds that it undermines national sovereignty and identity.<ref>Multiple references:

*Montgomery, Jack (December 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/13/eu-none-member-states-big-enough-pursue-national-interest/ EU: ‘None of Our Member-States Is Big Enough to Pursue Their Own National Interests’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 14, 2018.</ref> The term "eurosceptic" has risen in popularity in Britain to describe these people, and among them are such members as the former British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] (although, while in power, she committed Britain to the 1986 Single European Act, a major integrationist measure). They also, however, include less well-respected politicians belonging to "far-right" or [[nationalism|nationalist]] parties, such as France's [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]]. There are also extreme left-wing opponents of the European Union, such as ''Die Linke'' in Germany, who regard it as constituting an anti-progressive "Fortress Europe", and claim that EU membership impedes countries from following socialist policies. However, compared to [[conservative]] critics, left-wing Euroskeptics usually take softer positions against the EU, as they still support many of its policies such as on immigration and nationalism.

The European Union has been described as "a culturally amorphous post-ideological world. A [[cosmopolitan]] easy going [[agnostic]] world where the European Parliament invites a long haired bearded [[Transgender|shemale]] to perform in front of its building and announces him/her as 'The voice of Europe' singing for equality, without anyone batting an eye."<ref>https://gatestone.eu/eu-going-down/</ref>

The European Union has been described as "a culturally amorphous post-ideological world. A [[cosmopolitan]] easy going [[agnostic]] world where the European Parliament invites a long haired bearded [[Transgender|shemale]] to perform in front of its building and announces him/her as 'The voice of Europe' singing for equality, without anyone batting an eye."<ref>https://gatestone.eu/eu-going-down/</ref>