Açıqlama:

Since its establishment as European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) with 1951 Paris Treaty and European Economic Community (EEC) together with European Atomic Energy Community with 1957 Rome Treaty, and gathering under one - European Union roof all these Communities with Maastricht Treaty in 1992, the European Union always continued to grow with its new members, especially with great enlargement of Eastern Bloc countries. However, in 2016 the Union experienced something that never happened through its more than half-a-century existence, a Member State decided to leave. In this article we will analyse legal aspects of withdrawal from the European Union, how the procedure works and what are the various ways for future cooperation in the areas of single market, customs union, etc. after leaving the Union.