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European Union MatchUp
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Creates the basis for the European Single Market and unrestricted trade.
European states fail to work together to accommodate large numbers of refugees escaping the Middle East and North Africa.
The Euro is adopted initially by 11 EU states. The UK opts out of joining. There are now 19 members of the eurozone.
The UK becomes the first member state to leave the EU, though it remains under EU jurisdiction during a transitional period.
The UK delays its exit from the EU on 31st March, again on 12th April and again on 31st October.
UK votes to remain a member of the EEC.
French opposition to UK membership is overcome. Denmark and Ireland also join.
The UK votes to leave the European Union.
Ten countries join the EU at once, including the large populations of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Three years later, Romania and Bulgaria also join.
Member states with the single currency accumulate large debts, which become unmanageable for Mediterranean states. The credibility of the euro is undermined.
UK joins EEC, 1973
European Economic Community Referendum, 1975
Single European Act, 1985
Single currency is launched, 1999
Eastern expansion, 2004
Eurozone crisis, 2009
Refugee crisis, 2015
Brexit, 2016
Brexit crisis, 2019
UK leaves the EU, 2020