Eurosceptics' Criticism of The European Union
Individual complaints about the EU made by Eurosceptics include rising costs of membership, the alleged negative impact of an EU regulatory burden on UK business (including claims that this also affects those businesses engaged in purely domestic exchange or exporting to non-EU markets), and claimed corrosive effects on democracy within all EU member-states, including Britain.
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