Euroscepticism has become a stable component of the European Parliament. But is there one distinct Euroscepticism in the European Parliament or do various types exist there? Departing from the widely accepted definitions of hard and soft Euroscepticism, we analysed the behaviour of Eurosceptical groups in the European Parliament in order to assess how they differ. Using data from parliamentary questions, we argue that there are substantial differences between these two groups. This suggests that hard and soft Euroscepticisms do not represent different degrees of one phenomenon, but instead refer to two fundamentally different stances towards European integration.

欧洲怀疑主义已成为欧洲议会的稳定组成部分。但是欧洲议会中是否存在一种独特的欧洲怀疑主义，或者那里是否存在各种类型？与广泛接受的硬性和软性欧洲怀疑主义定义不同，我们分析了欧洲议会中欧洲怀疑主义团体的行为，以评估它们之间的差异。使用来自议会问题的数据，我们认为这两个群体之间存在实质性差异。这表明，硬性和软性欧洲怀疑论并不代表一种现象的不同程度，而是指对欧洲一体化的两种根本不同的立场。