EU takes blame for trouble at home

Despite the rise in eurosceptics, the European Parliament is still trusted by more people than national parliaments are, writes Daniel Gros.

JUDGING from the headlines, one might get the impression that the 400 million citizens eligible to participate in the recent European Parliament elections voted massively against the European Union.

True, anti-establishment, mostly eurosceptic, parties won about one fifth of the vote. But to characterise the election result as a rejection of Europe simply is not quite accurate or fair.