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Euroscepticism On The Rise: Eu Exit Petition Smashes 100,000 Threshold For Debate In Austrian Parliament
In a sign that eurosceptic sentiment is spreading on the Continent, it has been announced that 261,159 Austrians beat the 1 July deadline to sign a petition supporting a referendum on whether Austria should leave the EU.
This means the threshold of 100,000 signatures needed to call a debate in parliament was passed and the question of a referendum must now be discussed.
The Local reports the petition was initiated last year by 66-year-old retired translator Inge Rauscher, a long-standing opponent of the EU, and her non-partisan Heimat & Umwelt committee (Homeland and Environment). Her fellow signatories argue Austria would be better off out – economically, socially and environmentally – and that the EU is essentially undemocratic with laws created by unelected commissioners …. http://www.breitbart.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/07/euroscepticism-on-rise-eu-exit-petition.html
