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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

UK could get fast-track entry back into EU, new report says

Britain could be fast tracked back into the EU in the space of a single parliament, according to a new report backed by senior figures including a leading member of the European parliament.

The example of Finland, which joined the EU in less than three years in the mid-1990s, proves that the process can be speedy if there is already a high degree of alignment, the report, ‘How the UK joins the EU, and how long it would take’, by the pro-Europe campaign group Best for Britain found.

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