Originally Posted by Paul Markham

No there is not. It's up to the UK to decide when they trigger it.

European leaders are scared the vote of British people will make their people ask for a similar vote. So looking tough to scare their people.

The EU isn't about Europeans. It's an organisation that wants to rule Europeans.

There is no reason Europeans can't trade with each other without having a centralised government ruling it.

This is how silly it gets. China has just threatened the UK it could take 10 years to set up a new Trade Deal with the UK. This would mean China can't sell goods to the UK and lose billions a month in sales. Or even get cut from selling their subsidised steel to the UK. In order to close down world steel production so they dominate the industry.

Beware this is what the EU and other big organisations have led us to.