Author (Corporate) | Open Europe |
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Publisher | Open Europe |
Series Title | Briefing Note |
Series Details | April 2014 |
Publication Date | April 2014 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Open Europe published a new briefing, projecting the make-up of the European Parliament 2014-2019. It estimated that anti-EU or protest parties of various forms could win as much as 31% of the vote, up from 25% in 2009, and 218 out of 751 seats - a gain of 54 seats compared to the 2009-14 parliament. However, the main effect of this could, ironically, be to make the next European Parliament even more integrationist by crowding out the reformist middle. The result could also spell trouble for David Cameron's reform agenda, since the European Parliament would have an effective veto over some of the key items on his EU reform agenda. Critically, Open Europe projected that the share of MEPs explicitly dedicated to free market policies could also fall - from 242 (31.6%) to 206 (27.4%). |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.openeurope.org.uk/Content/Documents/140428_EP_Briefing_Open_Europe.pdf |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |