Spain spared by Eurosceptic wave ahead of EU elections The expected surge of support for eurosceptics in this week's European parliamentary elections will not sweep the whole continent, with countries from Spain to Ireland and the Baltics showing solid support for the EU. Speaking about Francoism, Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, an analyst for the European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank says "The Spanish are therefore vaccinated against anti-European nationalism because they have already experienced it in the past and have not liked it at all." IMAGES and SOUNDBITES of Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, analyst for European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank