The UK voters' decision to leave the European Union has rattled Europe and will now shape the nation's place in the world for years to come. Many experts are now predicting that other Member States may follow suit. A survey by Ipsos MORI showed that over half of Italy (58%) and France (55%) also want to hold a referendum on membership in the EU - and that was prior to today's result in the UK. The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union—a shock result that is roiling financial markets and will leave many in Europe waking up to a radically changed state of the world. Already, some European countries are taking actions to distance themselves from the EU; for instance, Hungary, is holding a referendum later this year that could challenge mandatory quotas for migrant resettlement set by the EU. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would not allow her country to be "pushed around" by the rest of Europe. This can go incredibly fast, when isolation instead of solidarity becomes the rule internally and externally. We may have only a couple of months," warned Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn. On another note, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan warns the nation may follow the UK with a referendum on whether to give up its stalled EU accession bid.
The UK voters' decision to leave the European Union has rattled Europe and will now shape the nation's place in the world for years to come. Many experts are now predicting that other Member States may follow suit. A survey by Ipsos MORI showed that over half of Italy (58%) and France (55%) also want to hold a referendum on membership in the EU - and that was prior to today's result in the UK. Already, some European countries are taking actions to distance themselves from the EU; for instance, Hungary, is holding a referendum later this year that could challenge mandatory quotas for migrant resettlement set by the EU. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would not allow her country to be "pushed around" by the rest of Europe. This can go incredibly fast, when isolation instead of solidarity becomes the rule internally and externally. We may have only a couple of months," warned Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn. On another note, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan warns the nation may follow the UK with a referendum on whether to give up its stalled EU accession bid.