Abstract
The results of the elections to the European Parliament in June 2004 in Poland have given rise to speculation as to whether the Polish constituency is, to a large extent, turning Euro-sceptic. This is because of two reasons. First was the very low turnout rate of less than 21%. Second was the fact that three out of four successful parties were considered more or less Euro-sceptic. This contribution examines to what extent party-based Euro-scepticism in Poland is based on ideology or is more a function of party competition and, therefore, tactical. The findings suggest that most of the Euro-sceptical positions are tactical and can thus be expected to at least partially be replaced by a pragmatic approach to European politics. It will be interesting to see if this also holds true for the single Euro-rejectionist party League of Polish Families, LPR, whose Europhobic attitude is part of its party ideology.
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