European public opinion and the integration process: the challenge of a supranational public sphere

Scholars usually discuss the inexistence of a "European public sphere", but researches on this topic are mainly conceptual or theoretical reflections. Regarding the lack of empirical analysis on this issue, this paper aims to contribute to this debate from an empirical and quantitative approach, using Eurobarometer data to check the state and chances of this public sphere, finding out that European citizens still disregard European political debate, although there is a certain understanding on the public agenda.