ИНТЕГРАЦИОННЫЕ ПРОЦЕССЫ И ПРОБЛЕМЫ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ В УСЛОВИЯХ ОБОСТРЕНИЯ ЕВРОСКЕПТИЦИЗМА: ВЗГЛЯД ИЗ РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА

Abstract

Across the European Union, there has always been a critisicm towards integration. Since the two decades, the debates have witnessed a widespread skepticism about the benefits of the European Union. The euroscepticism is manifested in critical practices that oppose European integration. Euroscepticism relates to the principally contested character of the European Union as a political entity. European elites have been largely very supportive of the development of European integration. But over the years, it has become difficult to sustain in a larger and more integrated European Union. In some member states, Euroscepticism has become a visible and stable through the public opinion. Euroscepticism is not a temporary phenomenon, it has a long history and strong fundamental support within the state’spoliticalculture. The members of the Union cannot cope with by themselves with the developments in the world, such as climate change, energy security, crime, terrorism, or migration. If the European Union focuses increasingly on substance rather than process, the Eurosceptics can be deprived of their most powerful arguments. This paper addresses the issue of euroscepticism expansion across Europe. This phenomenon has steadily grown into one of the biggest challenges to the European construction, and has consequently become a major concern to politicians, as well a regular citizens. The findings suggest that some of the main drivers of eurosceptics stands include: disagreement with EU policies, economic challenges associated with the enlargement process, as well as the extent of national sovereignty within the EU.