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The study discusses the legal and financial problems of a potential withdrawal, exit or expulsion of an EU Member State from the Economic and Monetary Union. The legal and financial analysis has proven that in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty, neither an exit nor an expulsion of an EU Member State from the euro area is possible. The conclusions presented in this article following an interpretation of the articles of the Lisbon Treaty addressed also the financial aspects of a potential exit or expulsion from the EMU.