Further results of the IEP fact checking project “TruLies – The Truth about Lies on Europe” on the topic “System of the EU” are online
The project “TruLies – The Truth about Lies on Europe” of the Institute for European Politics (IEP), in cooperation with Das Progressive Zentrum and supported by the Mercator foundation, presents further results. Six fact sheets on the topic “System of the EU” analyse Eurosceptic and populist statements on common myths about the EU’s functioning — from ‘mission creep’ over ‘excessive bureaucracy’ to inappropriate and clearly false comparisons with a ‘dictatorship’ or ‘slavery’– and subject them to a fact check on www.trulies-europe.de.
In line with the goal of a more objective debate on European politics in Germany, the fact sheets established in the project examine different Eurosceptic statements of German politicians. For this purpose, the statements, which often allude to diffuse prejudices and myths about the EU, are being put in context and subjected to a thorough fact check. The goal is to present the complex underlying issues in an understandable way and to uncover specific “truths” and “lies” contained in the arguments. Relevant data, references and additional literature complete the information offered. In this way, the fact sheets contribute to a systematic and analytically founded deconstruction of Eurosceptic and populist false assertions, prejudices and animosities. Thus, it aims to contribute to a rationalisation of the public discourse and debate in Germany (and beyond). You may find further information on our website: www.trulies-europe.de.
Fact Sheets on the Topic “System of the EU” (in German)
Nr. 1 „Zuständigkeiten“: „Die EU beansprucht immer mehr Zuständigkeiten, weit über das hinaus, was ihr in den Verträgen zugedacht ist.“ (Bernd Lucke, AfD)
Nr. 2 „EU-Bürokratie“: „Diese Gelder versickern zu einem nicht unwesentlichen Teil in der gewaltigen Brüsseler Bürokratie […]. Nicht selten verschwinden die Gelder aber auch direkt in dunklen Kanälen.“ (Paul Hampel, AfD)
Nr. 3 „EU-Regulierung“: „Die Brüsseler Regulierungswut ist auch das Ergebnis unkontrollierter Behörden-Apparate ohne Rückbindung an Parlament und politische Verantwortung.“ (CSU Europaplan Bayern, 2014)
Nr. 4 „EU-Demokratie 1“: „Die Brüsseler Institutionen werden als undemokratischer […] Machtapparat wahrgenommen.“ (Sahra Wagenknecht, DIE LINKE)
Nr. 5 „DEXIT“: „Ich weiß, auch das deutsche Volk will mehrheitlich raus aus der EU-Sklaverei.“ (Björn Höcke, AfD)
Nr. 6 „EU-Demokratie 2“: „Eine EU, die sich letztlich zu […] einer Diktatur aus Brüssel […] entwickelte.“ (André Poggenburg, AfD)
