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The EMU, for one. Those who have taken on the Euro would need to develop an entirely new currency if they chose to leave. And implementing a new currency from the ground up - design, minting, etc - is phenomenally expensive. That right there will keep the smaller countries around. I do miss the Dutch Guilders. Prettiest currency ever made. and in some ways the UK was better positioned for an exit than a lot of other members.