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- March 1, 2002
A majority of the people in the Central and East European countries seeking to join the European Union do not think of themselves first and foremost as Europeans, according to the New Europe Barometer (NEB), a survey of public opinion in 10 pre-accession countries (not including Malta, Cyprus, or Turkey). Low identification with Europe is not necessarily, however, a sign of Euroscepticism.
This article argues that the reasons for weak public support for EU accession is due mainly to ignorance and indifference and, as far as the European Union is concerned, indicative of a more general skepticism or distrust of government.
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