20160517 - brexit

United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, often shortened to Brexit (a portmanteau combining the words "Britain" and "exit"^[1]), is a political aim of some advocacy groups, individuals and political parties in the United Kingdom (UK). The British electorate will address the question again on 23 June 2016 in a referendum on the country's membership, following the passage of the European Union Referendum Act 2015.
In 1975 a referendum was held on the country's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), a precursor to the European Union (EU). The outcome of the vote was that the country continued to be a member of the EEC.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_withdrawal_from_the_European_Union