What is Opt-outs in the European Union?
[[Image:EU opt-outs.svg|thumb|right|250px| {{legend|#ff6666|States with at least one opt-out}} {{legend|#0088cc|States without opt-outs}}]] In general, the [[European Union law|law]] of the [[European Union]] is [[validity|valid]] in all of the twenty-seven [[European Union]] [[Member State of the European Union|member states]]. However, some member states can [[opt-out]] from legislation or treaties of the European Union, meaning they do not have to be part in certain policy areas. Only three states have such opt-outs: [[Denmark]] (two opt-outs),<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-01 |title=Denmark votes to end its EU defence opt-out in historic referendum |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b4cad25f-c061-47c9-8d55-9f048805d71f |access-date=2022-06-01}}</ref> the [[Republic of Ireland]] (two opt-outs) and [[Poland]] (one opt-out). The [[United Kingdom]] had four opt-outs before [[Brexit|leaving the Union]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:European Union]] {{Europe-stub}}