Press Release: UK in the EU: MEPs debate the country’s European future

The European Parliament's plenary session discussed on 24 February 2015 the possible consequences of the the referendum taking place in the United Kingdom on its EU membership in June 2016.

Many members at the session argued the country would be better off in the EU, while others insisted it would benefit from leaving.

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