The Python Software Foundation on European cybersecurity

They have, and do use the EU as a scapegoat, when it's convenient.

But generally speaking those countries don't have a tradition of "noble isolationism" afforded by being surrounded entirely by water instead of neighbours one needs to play nice with.

One thing I feel is missing is more comprehensive media coverage of the decision making at the European level. Newspapers and TV shows often talk about politics at the national and regional level; opinion makers write about the issues of the moment; politicians are interviewed and debate each other. None of that is perfect, but at least it exposes some of the decision making.

Almost none of that exists for issues on the European level. Reporters will cover European Summits and other big events, but there is almost no coverage of the day-to-day decision making. Sometimes politicians do sometimes get interviewed about European issues, almost always only local politicians; politicians from other countries (other than the obvious ones like Macron, Von Der Leyen etc.) almost never come in the picture. There is practically no debate in the public space with different viewpoints about the issues at the European level.

In my opinion, the mass media falls short in its function as fourth power in matters of European politics. At the same time it's very well possible people wouldn't like more coverage; it could very well be pretty dull.

There is a possibly apocryphal headline:

FOG IN CHANNEL – CONTINENT CUT OFF

that perfectly exemplifies the underlying English* mindset responsible for Britain taking it so much further than mainland European countries do.

* Yes, I specifically mean English, rather than British.

Hungary is even worse -- I'd call it an authotarian regime by now, and not a democracy any more. Everything bad that happens, is caused by the EU.