Euroscepticism in the Hungarian Party System: Voices from the Wilderness

Abstract

Abstract After its last enlargement, the European Union (EU) expanded again in 2004.1 Citizens of a number of post-communist countries participated in the European elections held in June of that year. On the level of international relations, the accession of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries in 1995 and the aspirations of Central and Eastern European governments for EU membership have common historical roots: they were both made possible, and to some extent triggered, by the end of the cold war.