Abstract
The United Kingdom (UK) has always been sceptical towards the European integration initiative and European Union (EU) membership has been a controversial issue in UK politics throughout the decades. Following the historic referendum questioning the UK’s EU membership in 2016, the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Brexit) has been on the top of the agenda both in the UK and the EU. Brexit referendum result raised concerns about the impact of UK’s exit from the EU on other EU member states’ perceptions on EU full membership and the future of EU integration. This paper focuses on recent debate on Euroscepticism in the wake of the UK’s exit from the EU and provides an overview and discussion of the implications of Brexit on Eurosceptic attitudes in the UK and the EU member states. Brexit had positive implications towards integration efforts among the EU member states and public opinion towards EU remained mostly positive. However, Euroscepticism in the member states is likely to depend on the series of crises the EU would face and the future success of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
Keywords: European Union, Brexit, Euroscepticism.