Europhile

A Europhile is a term for a person who wants to increase cooperation between governments within the European Union. They believe the benefits of sharing sovereignty outweigh the disadvantages. The term may be used in a pejorative sense.

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A Europhile can also be a person who admires European culture or society.

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Europhilia can range from favouring restricted cooperation on specific issues (such as the internal market or monetary union), to advocacy of formation of a single federal European state.

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Approximate synonyms: Pro-European, eurooptimist.

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The most common antonym is eurosceptic as well as the more pejorative europhobe.

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