31.   He has been harassed by the party right, accusing him of selling out British sovereignty to Europe.

32.   Many Danes still fear losing power and sovereignty to EU officials in Brussels, Belgium.

33.   Nationalists maintained that Switzerland should be proud of its independence and not cede any sovereignty to Brussels bureaucrats.

34.   Norwegian voters also worry that membership would mean cuts in their generous welfare programs, fewer jobs, and a loss of sovereignty to Brussels.

35.   Opponents argue countries will lose fiscal sovereignty to the German-based European Central Bank in charge of the euro.

36.   Opponents claim that the agreement is unconstitutional because it requires Denmark to progressively cede its sovereignty to the EU.

37.   Several speakers voiced concerns that Ireland was gradually surrendering sovereignty to an undemocratic union that had plans for building a European army.

38.   The plaintiffs had claimed the agreement was unconstitutional because it allowed the surrender of a greater amount of national sovereignty to the EU than is permitted by the constitution.

39.   They also rejected a plan to join a loose European free trade pact, fearing they would cede political sovereignty to Brussels bureaucrats.

40.   Yugoslavia retains sovereignty to Kosovo under an international peace agreement that ended the air campaign.