10 Facts about Leaving the EU

Post On: December 16, 2016
By: Agustina

Facts about Leaving the EU talk about the withdrawal from European Union. It is okay for the member of the European Union to withdraw them from the organization since it is considered as a political and legal process. The TEU 50 governs the withdrawal from European Union. In 1985, Greenland decided to leave ECC or European Economic Community. It was the predecessor of European Union. Let us get other interesting facts about Leaving the EU:

Facts about Leaving the EU 1: Algeria

Algeria decided to be a part of France after its independence in 1962.

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Facts about Leaving the EU 2: United Kingdom

On 23 June 2016, a referendum was made in United Kingdom to decide whether UK would leave or remain in European Union.  The Leave vote won in the referendum.

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Facts about Leaving the EU 3: the margin

The margin of the votes was 3.8 percent. The votes for leaving European Union were 51.9 percent. The voting turnout was 72.2 percent.



Facts about Leaving the EU 4: a referendum in 1975

A referendum was made in 1975 to decide whether UK would stay or leave EEC. The turnout was 64.62 percent. The voters who wanted to remain in EEC were 67.2 percent.

Member state of the European Union

Member state of the European Union

Facts about Leaving the EU 5: Treaty of Lisbon

The exit clause was found on the Treaty of Lisbon. Therefore, it was okay for the members to leave the Union.

Facts about Leaving the EU 6: the withdrawal from European Union

The intention to leave the European Union should be informed or notified to the European Council before the Member State leaves the Union under TEU Article 50. The Member State and Union will negotiate the withdrawal agreement.

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Facts about Leaving the EU 7: the sunset period

The sunset period is used to call the two-year period where the Union and Member State are still in negotiable term.

Facts about Leaving the EU 8: the agreement

The agreement negotiated between the Council and Member State related to the future relationship.

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Facts about Leaving the EU 9: the complexities

The complexities of leaving European Union are spotted due its concern with Euro.

Leaving the EU

Leaving the EU

Facts about Leaving the EU 10: the remaining members in EU

The negotiations also occur on the remaining members of EU related to the policies, voting allocations and budgets for EU.

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