ɔːlðˈoʊ sˌiːˌiːˈɛf ɐksˈɛpts ðə jˌuːkˈeɪz dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌmðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən jˈuːniən, ɪt bᵻlˈiːvz ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ɪnðə bˈɛst ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌvðə jˌuːkˈeɪ, ˌiːjˈuː ænd wˈaɪdɚ wˈɜːld ðætðə jˌuːkˈeɪ meɪntˈeɪnz ɐ klˈoʊs, stɹətˈiːdʒɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð ɪts jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ˈælaɪz ɪnðə fjˈuːtʃɚ.
Although CEF accepts the UK's departure from the European Union, it believes that it is in the best interests of the UK, EU and wider world that the UK maintains a close, strategic relationship with its European allies in the future.