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INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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Germany
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Poland
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Italy
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United Kingdom
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Detailed explanation-1: -Brexit (/ˈbrɛksɪt, ˈbrɛɡzɪt/; a portmanteau of “British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET). The UK is the only sovereign country to have left the EU.
Detailed explanation-2: -As of 1 January 2021, the UK is no longer in the EU Single Market and Customs Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) states that “Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements". Currently, the United Kingdom is the only former member state to have withdrawn from the European Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -Factors included sovereignty, immigration, the economy and anti-establishment politics, amongst various other influences. The result of the referendum, which was not legally binding, was that 51.8% of the votes were in favour of leaving the European Union.