<h5>How are the United Kingdom and European Union related?</h5>  <p>During World War II, many countries in Europe fought each other. Once the war was over, these countries felt the need to work together to recover from the losses of the war. But, each of these countries had different rules for education, living, trading, etc. This made working together very difficult. For example, if someone were to move or send goods from one country in Europe to another, they would have to go through a very lengthy and time-consuming process. </p>
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<p>The idea of having the same rules for all countries in Europe gave birth to the European Union (EU). The EU began in 1951 with Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.</p>
<p>The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom (UK) is one of the many countries situated in Europe. The UK joined the EU in 1973. It was the second-largest economy after Germany in the bloc. It is a nuclear power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (an important group in charge of maintaining international peace and security).
</p> <h5>What is Brexit all about?</h5>  <p>After repeated demands of the UK’s separation from the EU over the years, the UK finally conducted a referendum and voted to leave the EU.  British citizens above eighteen years of age and the residents of the UK from the Commonwealth (a group of 54 countries including India) were allowed to vote.</p>
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On 23 June 2016, the people of the UK voted to exit the EU. With this decision, the UK became the first country to leave the EU. Around 52% of the people who voted in the referendum opted to ‘leave’ the EU. The decision of the UK to exit the EU is popularly known as Brexit (combination of the words Britain and exit). 
</p> <h5>Why did the United Kingdom decide to leave the European Union?</h5>  <p>It is believed that immigration was one of the main reasons why the people of the UK decided to leave the EU. Other reasons included hope for better economic growth and independence from the control of the European Union. </p>
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About 3,30,000 people immigrated to the UK from all of the EU in 2015 in search of a better economy and welfare system. Many citizens of the UK believed that the quality of life of the people of the UK was decreasing due to increasing pressure on schools, healthcare and housing caused by immigrants. “Take control” was the official slogan of the people who wanted to leave the EU. 
</p> <h5>What is the impact of Brexit on the EU and the UK?</h5>  <p>The immediate impact of Brexit is that goods can also no longer be traded freely without the approval of border security and additional paperwork. This is a significant change since almost half of the exports of the UK are sold in the EU. </p>
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New agreements will have to be negotiated between the UK and the EU on all subjects where common rules existed earlier, such as immigration, education, trading, mobile networks etc. The true impact of Brexit on the EU and the UK will only be known when all agreements have been negotiated. 
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