Originally Posted by
worldtrav
The UK will always be in Europe, unless someone figures out a way of physically moving it to another continent. I believe you are confused with the UK exiting the EEC.
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation which aimed to bring about economic integration among its member states. It was created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957.[1] Upon the formation of the European Union (EU) in 1993, the EEC was incorporated and renamed as the European Community (EC). In 2009 the EC's institutions were absorbed into the EU's wider framework and the community ceased to exist.