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I think the opposite. The EU needs to make leaving as painful as possible for Britain, to dissuade other member states from considering similar referenda. And, now that the British economy is crashing, Britain has nothing the EU needs. The EU can be as punitive as they want to be. They gain nothing from being nice to Britain, or making things go smoothly for them. By leaving, Britain threw away the only cards they held: Member Status. Now they are another Moldova... a country on the edge of the EU with little to offer, and everything to gain. But yes... I do believe the EU will go through an internal process house-cleaning, and take dramatic steps to increase their agility and responsiveness to member states' complaints.