On Monday 5 February, the Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) discussed a study on rural/urban dynamics and the 'geography of discontent', which shows the extent of the Eurosceptic vote in the countryside.
The results show that the Eurosceptic vote is high in many rural areas of the EU, as demonstrated by recent demonstrations in several EU countries. In Italy, for example, most support for anti-EU parties comes from rural areas, according to...