Europe

We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.

31 May 2013

Europe

EU migrants and benefits: what's the price of "caving in"?

The Government and the EU Commission are at loggerheads over benefit entitlements of migrants. Iain Duncan Smith has said that "caving in" to their demands would cost the taxpayer £155 million per year. Full Fact inspects the tariff. Read

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13 May 2013

Europe

The European Union: some facts

Why does EU membership matter? It's estimated (although the source is murky) that 3.5m jobs are associated with EU membership. That's not to say those jobs are dependent on EU … Read

Analysis
7 February 2013

Europe

Is Britain Europe's 'migrant magnet'?

Britain has been dubbed a "migrant magnet" by today's papers as 'new figures' compared migration rates in the EU. Do we really deserve this moniker? Read

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23 January 2013

Europe

Factchecking David Cameron's speech on Europe

Today the Prime Minister delivered his verdict on Britain's future within the European Union. Full Fact has investigated a few claims from his speech. Read

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27 November 2012

Europe

Do a majority of Brits back an EU exit?

After fraught EU budget negotiations and even more fraught relations between the Conservatives and UKIP featuring in this week's news, is the Independent right to say that most Brits want to cut the Brussels-based institutions loose? Read

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22 November 2012

Europe

Does the EU spend 40% of its budget on farm subsidies?

In a speech earlier this week, Labour leader Ed Miliband claimed that while the EU spent 40% of its budget on the Common Agricultural Policy, agriculture accounts for only 1.5% of European output. Read

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16 November 2012

Europe

EU budget: what's happening to the British rebate?

"OUTRAGE erupted last night after a secret European Union plot to grab £5.6billlion more from British taxpayers was exposed [...] The move would slash Britain's annual rebate from the European … Read

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