Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. With a Shrug and Some Sorrow, Europeans Bid Farewell to EU Member Britain Lisa Bryant PARIS - An hour's train ride from the European Union's headquarters, where the bloc's British lawmakers and staffers packed up to leave, businesswoman Meriela Masson pondered Brexit during a quick smoke outside her Paris office. .