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*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.
 
*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.
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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>
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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>
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A March 2019 Pew Research Center poll found that 54% of Europeans viewed the EU as "inefficient," 64% viewing it as "out of touch," and with majorities also finding it "intrusive" and pursuing harmful migration policies.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (March 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/03/22/europeans-say-brussels-is-intrusive-inefficient-and-out-of-touch/ Europeans Say Brussels Is ‘Intrusive, Inefficient, and Out of Touch’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 22, 2019.</ref>
    
===Anti-Israel===
 
===Anti-Israel===
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In 2013 the European Union forced their 28 members not to cooperate with Israeli entities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/noah-beck/the-eus-broken-mideast-compass/</ref> In 2015 the EU issued guidelines for the labelling of products from Israeli settlements.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/11/eu-sets-guidelines-on-labelling-products-from-israeli-settlements</ref>
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In 2013 the European Union forced their 28 members not to cooperate with Israeli entities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/noah-beck/the-eus-broken-mideast-compass/</ref> In 2015 the EU issued guidelines for the labeling of products from Israeli settlements.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/11/eu-sets-guidelines-on-labelling-products-from-israeli-settlements</ref>
    
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