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The UK and two EU flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels
Image: Reuters/Y. Herman

Brexit

A referendum on Britain's EU membership in June 2016 showed 52% in favor of leaving the bloc. The result was implemented on January 31, 2020, when the UK stopped being a member of the EU.

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