Euroskeptics' conference fails to attract public, media attention

  • 2003-06-19
Steve Roman, TALLINNDespite an impressive lineup of international speakers, a conference held June 16 by one of Estonia's more active anti-EU campaign groups was largely ignored by Estonian voters and news media.The five-hour conference, entitled "Estonia and the EU: An Expensive Pig in a Poke," attracted roughly 40 audience members, many of whom were activists already committed to convincing Estonians to vote "no" in their Sept. 14 referendum on EU accession.Others in the sparsely filled auditorium in central Tallinn included observers from international organizations, ambassadors and a ha...
 
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