ABSTRACT
Euroscepticism is widely believed to have gained ground in contemporary Europe. Taking into account that events are often important for EU media coverage and may offer opportunities for the mobilization of Euroscepticism, it specifically looks at how varieties of Euroscepticism and opposition to the EU were represented in Dutch and Flemish mediated debates at the time of the 2014 European elections. The chapter starts with a short introduction of the topic of media and Euroscepticism. This is followed by an overview of the Dutch and Flemish stances towards the EU. Subsequently, the chapter presents the research design, followed by the empirical findings. It also presents the findings that are in line with the general observations made by others that, so far, the EU is still more accepted in Belgium than it is in the Netherlands, and that the Dutch debate about Europe has mostly taken a for/against nature since the 2005 referendum.
