Meanwhile, with the EU increasingly viewed as a source of economic crisis, political turmoil, and unwanted migrants, the risk that Britons will vote to leave in a referendum due before the end of 2017 is rising. Britain is already semi-detached – outside of Schengen and with opt-outs from the euro and many home-affairs matters (including asylum policy).
与此同时，随着欧盟被日益视为经济危机、政治动荡和有害移民的来源，英国人将在2017年底前进行的全民公决中离开欧盟的可能性也在增加。英国和欧盟已经处于半脱离状态——它身处申根协议之外，没有参加欧元区，许多内政事务（包括避难政策）也和欧盟不同。如今，英国政府正在寻求谈判更宽松的成员资格条件，最后即使留在欧元区，与欧盟的关系也将若即若离。