I intended to write a post arguing that the EU cannot start a pro-EU campaign on its own, because in the current situation it would be received as last-minute propaganda by the people and the impression that the EU has to justify its own existence would be supported. Such campaigns have to run on national levels initiated by the national politicians.
It didn't work, but I found this by European Movement:
How the AfD got its swagger back
1 day ago
2 comments:
I actually think the EU would have a better image if e.g. the Commissioners showed up once in a while. People just do not have a clue who these people in the EU are.
And in Dublin the YES-vote was quite strong in some areas - Dublin was the city were also the Commissioners showed up.
I think if more of them had also visited Donegal, Mayo and Cork - maybe they could have won the referendum. But if you never show up in those areas these people just think they do not matter, because they're poorer, less educated etc than Dubliners.
Maybe this would improve if the Commission would be more "political". That means that the majority in the EU parliament would appoint the Commission. This would create more of a feeling that they are politicians, who have to shake hands, etc and not bureaucrats.
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