The EU is a Threat to Democracy | Jacob Rees-Mogg | Oxford Union

Описание: Jacob Rees Mogg argues that the European Union is a threat to democracy.
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Jacob Rees Mogg opens a new front against the EU over their alleged "contempt for public opinion." Mr Rees-Mogg claims this is shown not only by the Commission repeatedly demanding referenda on EU treaties until they are approved, but by its role in the removal of elected leaders of countries such as Greece and Italy. The EU gives a voice to extremist parties such as Greece's New Dawn and France's Le Front National. Their successes, amplified in EU elections, have become a destabilising influence on member states' democracies.

MOTION: "THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE EU IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY"
Filmed on Thursday 24th October 2013

ABOUT JACOB REES-MOGG:
Jacob William Rees-Mogg is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset since the 2010 general election. Rees-Mogg is in the Eurosceptic wing of the Conservative Party.

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