Brexit: Lessons Britain could take from those outside the EU: Norway, Switzerland and Greenland
Expert(s): Christian Nünlist
Journal Title: The Straits Time
Publication Year: 2016
Britain faces a leap into the unknown after the landmark Brexit vote on June 23. The country joined the European Union's (EU) predecessor, the European Economic Community, in 1973 when there were nine members. The union has grown to comprise 28 member states, and none have opted to leave, until now. Britain may now have to look to other European countries that are not part of the EU for signs of its future.