Those attitudes are important because they make France the leading supporter of the European Union's costly protectionist agricultural policy, and the major opponent of any serious change.

I am Finnish, I am a European, and I love our continent, but that does not mean that I am a supporter of the European Union.

An supporter of the European Union, he served as a Member of the European Parliament 1973-1976 where he was also the Vice-President of the Parliament's Political Committee.

Although a long-standing member of the European Movement, and a strong supporter of the European Union, Childs is known by many readers as the author of works on Britain rather than Germany.

Supporters of the European union treaty have insisted that the current crisis is itself proof of the need for a single currency, arguing that without competing currencies, community governments would not have to engage in interest-rate wars.

Some are also supporters of the European Union, perhaps stemming from an extension of the cohesion principle to the international level, though others are strongly against the EU (such as Sir Peter Tapsell).

The Liberal Democrats are strong supporters of the European Union, as well as environmentalism and they are in favour of creating a new British House of Commons which is elected using proportional representation.

Supporters of the European Union continue to press the case for membership, citing the opening of markets for Polish goods, job opportunities in Western Europe and the psychological lift of decisively shedding the Soviet empire for the West.

Alf Svensson, whose leadership of the Christian Democrats spanned four decades (1973-2004), is a firm supporter of the European Union and the Economic and Monetary Union, unlike many of his voters who are in general more skeptical to an introduction of the euro.