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htpcl.livejournal.comGreetings, ma'fellow procrastinators politics junkies! Today is the so called Europe Day. Whatever that's supposed to mean. All I know is, it's being commemorated with lots of staged official events in a number of EU member countries. Our cities are no exception. Most of them will illuminate their most prominent landmarks in the colors of the EU flag. There'll be a music and light show at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, at the Municipality Hall in Plovdiv, and the Festival and Congress Center in Varna. Famous dignitaries are going to read "Stories about Europe", including the ambassadors of the major EU countries. The EU flag will be raised at a special ceremony at the Presidency. The President himself will be greeting the Honorable Guard. Etc.
In the meantime, a Reuters poll suggests that almost half of the Europeans want referenda in their respective countries about their future EU membership, fashioned after the Brexit referendum in the UK. The poll included countries like Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Hungary, France and Sweden. And this is happening just a month before the UK referendum. The poll shows that nearly 45% of the respondents want referenda of their own, and about 1/3 want their country to get an opportunity to leave the EU, as they don't like the way it is being run, the way its institutions are being set up, and the disconnect between the ruling elites and the people - the former seemingly ignoring the interests and the voice of their constituents. Especially regarding issues like the trade agreement with the US, and the handling of the refugee crisis.
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In the meantime, a Reuters poll suggests that almost half of the Europeans want referenda in their respective countries about their future EU membership, fashioned after the Brexit referendum in the UK. The poll included countries like Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Hungary, France and Sweden. And this is happening just a month before the UK referendum. The poll shows that nearly 45% of the respondents want referenda of their own, and about 1/3 want their country to get an opportunity to leave the EU, as they don't like the way it is being run, the way its institutions are being set up, and the disconnect between the ruling elites and the people - the former seemingly ignoring the interests and the voice of their constituents. Especially regarding issues like the trade agreement with the US, and the handling of the refugee crisis.
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