1. previous results in referendums in European countries on joining the EC/EU from 1972 onwards
2. delivered more than 60 years of peace, stability, and prosperity
3. Why was the EU created?
   1. After the Second World War there was a new movement to create unity between Germany and France, which would ultimately lay the foundations for the European Union four decades later.
   2. new movement to create unity between Germany and France
4. When was the EU formed?
   1. European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
      1. 1951
   2. European Economic Community (EEC)
      1. 1958
   3. The European Union was established under its current name in 1993.
      1. following the Maastricht Treaty
5. EU’s law-making process involves three main institutions
   1. European Commission
   2. Council of the European Union
   3. European Parliament
6. Jurisdiction
   1. Exclusive EU jurisdiction
   2. Shared EU-Member State jurisdiction
   3. Member State jurisdiction with support from the EU
7. timeline outlines
   1. Ireland
      1. 10 May 1972
      2. Turnout: 71%
      3. YES 83%
      4. NO 17%
   2. Denmark
      1. 3 October 1972
      2. Turnout: 90.1%
      3. YES 63.3%
      4. NO 36.7%
   3. Norway
      1. 26 September 1972
      2. Turnout: 79.2%
      3. YES 46.5%
      4. NO 53.5%
   4. Aaland Islands
      1. 20 November 1993
      2. Turnout: 49%
      3. YES 74%
      4. NO 26%
   5. Austria
      1. 12 June 1994
      2. Turnout: 81%
      3. YES 66.4%
      4. NO 33.6%
   6. Finland
      1. 16 October 1994
      2. Turnout: 74%
      3. YES 57%
      4. NO 43%
   7. Sweden
      1. 13 November 1994
      2. Turnout: 82.4%
      3. YES 52.2%
      4. NO 46.9%
   8. Norway (again)
      1. 27-28 November 1994
      2. Turnout: 88.7%
      3. YES 47,6%
      4. NO 52.4%
   9. Malta
      1. 8 March 2003
      2. Turnout: 91%
      3. YES 53.6%
      4. NO 46.4%
   10. Slovenia
       1. 23 March 2003
       2. Turnout: 60.3%
       3. YES 89.6%
       4. NO 10.4%
   11. Hungary
       1. 12 April 2003
       2. Turnout: 45.6%
       3. YES 83.8%
       4. NO 16.2%
   12. Lithuania
       1. 10-11 May 2003
       2. Turnout: 63.4%
       3. YES 91.7%
       4. NO 8.9%
   13. Slovakia
       1. 16-17 May 2003
       2. Turnout: 52.1%
       3. YES 92.5%
       4. NO 6.2%
   14. Poland
       1. 7-8 June 2003
       2. Turnout: 58.9%
       3. YES 77.5%
       4. NO 22.6%
   15. Czech Republic
       1. 15-16 June 2003
       2. Turnout: 55.2%
       3. YES 77.3%
       4. NO 22.7%
   16. Estonia
       1. 14 September 2003
       2. Turnout: 63%
       3. YES 66.9%
       4. NO 33.1%
   17. Latvia
       1. 20 September 2003
       2. Turnout: 72.5%
       3. YES 67%
       4. NO 32.3%
   18. Croatia
       1. 22 January 2012
       2. Turnout: 43.5%
       3. YES 66.3%
       4. NO 33.1%
   19. United Kingdom
       1. 23 June 2016
       2. Turnout: 72.2%
       3. YES 48.1%
       4. NO 51.9%