It seems you totally missed my point . The rest of the EU is mostly sick and tired of that behavior and we just want them to get out . If they suddenly decide to stay we have to consider other measures to get rid of them . The UK really would have to beg for the EU to even consider letting them stay notice that there already has been quite a bit of talk about various ways to force a Brexit . The UK read England is not important enough for the EU to put up with all these eccentricities , and generally they are bothersome with their vetoing of all kinds of essential projects anyway . Also , given all the attitudes etc etc that have been revealed during the Brexit campaign , it is clear that most of the UK is not a good fit for the EU anyway .