We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Europe
There is some evidence that public opinion has swung towards a referendum on the final Brexit deal, but the evidence is not consistent. Read
Europe
The EU has schemes in place with the majority of African countries that mean that they can import almost all of their goods into the EU tariff-free. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In August the UK government launched its new export strategy and made a number of claims about the UK’s recent export performance. Read
Europe
Opinion polling suggests that the Chequers deal has marginally less support than the Poll Tax did at its least popular – but less outright opposition. Read
Health
A post circulating on Facebook makes claims about how much the UK pays out to other EU countries for health costs incurred by UK citizens abroad. Read
Europe
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has recently distributed beer mats in its pubs making a number of claims about the EU. Read
Europe
Since 2000 the UK has made a net contribution to the EU of £122 billion in today’s money. Read
Europe
Pensions are difficult to compare internationally, and there are several different ways to do it. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Last quarter the UK economy grew at the same rate as the Eurozone. Over the long term the Eurozone economy has and is projected to grow faster than the UK. Read
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