Thanks a lot. When there is a referendum on European questions, European support drops everywhere during the campaign: Ireland, France, Netherlands, Sweden, even in cases when the yes eventually prevails. Really disturbing...
And I wouldn't call the pattern disturbing. Rather refreshing! It shows that arguments can still trump money and power on the odd occassion, which is a healthy sign of a democracy. That those out-comes get ignored is a less healthy sign though of course.
I agree with you.
What I meant to say is that it's disturbing for pro-European parties, wherever in Europe, who aren't able to put convincing arguments forward, even when it's less controversial (Maastricht was a real step forward, whereas Amsterdam and Lisbon are weird compromises on many subjects).
