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 steps to distance themselves from the EU ; for instance , Luxembourg , is planning a referendum later this year that could challenge mandatory quotas for migrant resettlement set by the EU . “ The European Union can break apart . 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 . And there are many of them. On another note , Turkey 's President Tayyip Can 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 steps to distance themselves from the EU ; for instance , Luxembourg , is planning a referendum later this year that could challenge mandatory quotas for migrant resettlement set by the EU . “ The European Union can break apart . 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 Can warns the nation may follow the UK with a referendum on whether to give up its stalled EU accession bid .