European elections a test for sceptics

The conservative daily Magyar Nemzet devotes an article to the Eurosceptic party Libertas, founded by Irish multimillionaire Declan Ganley, which wants to run in the upcoming European parliamentary elections. "There was a time when Declan Ganley, who is a vehement proponent of the idea of Europe, approved every European convention and agreement. Ganley came onto the political scene by actively supporting the 'No' vote in the Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, which finally took the day. Libertas' programme seeks a form of European cooperation in which power does not lie in the hands of the democratically uncontrollable Brussels bureaucracy, and which does protect the sovereignty of EU member states and the influence of national governments from further erosion. ... It is however questionable whether a party that promotes national sovereignty and questions the undemocratic concentration of power in Brussels has a chance of pushing its policy through on a European level."

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