Throughout its evolution, the Lega Nord (LN) has changed its European position: from 1989 until the mid-1990s, it showed a pro-European Union (EU) stance, being in favour of a Europe of Regions; since 1998, it has become Eurosceptic, identifying the EU with a technocratic entity. The opposition to the European project still continues to characterize the LN today. But what were the reasons of the party’s initial support to the EU? What are the factors that led it to adopt a Eurosceptic position? Finally, has the current Euroscepticism of the party the same motivations as in the past? This article will try to answer these questions through a diachronic analysis of the LN’s attitude towards the EU and European integration.

From the Europe of the Regions to the Europe of Technocrats: the EU according to the Lega Nord

Tarditi V
2019-01-01

Abstract

Throughout its evolution, the Lega Nord (LN) has changed its European position: from 1989 until the mid-1990s, it showed a pro-European Union (EU) stance, being in favour of a Europe of Regions; since 1998, it has become Eurosceptic, identifying the EU with a technocratic entity. The opposition to the European project still continues to characterize the LN today. But what were the reasons of the party’s initial support to the EU? What are the factors that led it to adopt a Eurosceptic position? Finally, has the current Euroscepticism of the party the same motivations as in the past? This article will try to answer these questions through a diachronic analysis of the LN’s attitude towards the EU and European integration.
2019
978-88-15-27137-2
Euroscepticism
Lega Nord
Europe of the Regions.
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