The S&P statement:
Long-Term Rating On Supranational Institution The European Union Lowered To 'AA' On Brexit Referendum; Outlook Stable
The European Union (EU) supranational borrows on the capital markets to lend to member states and certain other governments on a back-to-back basis. The long-term rating on the EU partly relies on the capacity and willingness of its 28 members to support it. We currently rate the EU at 'AA'.)
OVERVIEW
After the decision by the U.K. electorate to leave the EU as a consequence of the June 23 consultative referendum, we have reassessed our opinion of cohesion within the EU, which we now consider to be a neutral rather than positive rating factor.
We think that, going forward, revenue forecasting, long-term capital planning, and adjustments to key financial buffers of the EU will be subject to greater uncertainty.
As a consequence, we are lowering our long-term rating on the supranational European Union to 'AA' from 'AA+' and affirming the 'A-1+' short-term rating.
The outlook is stable, reflecting our opinion that under most scenarios, including a U.K. withdrawal from future (though not current) budgetary commitments, our anchor ratings on the EU will remain at the current level of 'AA/A-1+'.
RATING ACTION
On June 30, 2016, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on supranational institution, the European Union (EU), to 'AA' from 'AA+'. The 'A-1+' short-term rating was affirmed. The outlook is stable.
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