Ummmm...Britain(UK) has only been in the European
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The SEA, signed in Luxembourg on 17 February 1986 by the nine Member States and on 28 February 1986 by Denmark, Italy and Greece, is the first major amendment of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC). It entered into force on 1 July 1987.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT...V%3Axy0027
The Treaty on European Union (TEU), signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992, entered into force on 1 November 1993 . This Treaty is the result of external and internal events. At external level, the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the outlook of German reunification led to a commitment to reinforce the Community's international position. At internal level, the Member States wished to supplement the progress achieved by the Single European Act with other reforms.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT...erv:xy0026
Seems as though....it just was not working out...evident by the vote. The European Union is only 23 years old...given the recent debacles.......the track record is in play.