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Fact checks about european union regulation, brexit and the impact this has on UK law

1 July 2015

Europe

Is Grexit legal?

EU members can leave the Union voluntarily, but there's no legal mechanism for a country to drop or be ejected from the euro. Grexit may well happen anyway. Read

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24 April 2015

Europe

Europe: a guide to the key claims

The cost of membership "Our EU membership fee is £55 million a day"—Nigel Farage, 26 March 2014 In the calendar year 2014, we did pay over £53 million a day … Read

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