Europe
Did more people in London vote to leave the EU than for Sadiq Khan?
More people in London voted to leave the EU than for Sadiq Khan as mayor. Read
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Europe
We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Europe
Does the ‘Brexit dividend’ exist?
There is no guaranteed extra money – or ‘Brexit dividend’ – as a result of the UK ceasing its contributions to the EU budget after leaving. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does the UK have the poorest regions in northern Europe?
The UK has six of the poorest 10 regions comparing GDP per person against nearby countries, but this doesn’t mean the people who live there are poorer. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Trading places: Who are the UK and Germany’s biggest trade partners?
The UK’s biggest export market is the USA. We exported 18% of our goods and services there in 2016, followed by Germany which took 9% of our exports. Our biggest trade deficit is with Germany. Read
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Europe
Trade across the Irish Sea
In 2016, the majority of Northern Irish goods trade sent outside its borders went to Great Britain. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Comparing economic growth across the world
The economies of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia grew by 5.6%, 5.3%, and 6.5% respectively in 2017. That’s significantly faster than the UK, USA, and EU. Read
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Europe
UK citizens getting citizenship of another EU country
Between 2015 and 2016, the number of UK citizens being granted citizenship of another EU country more than doubled. Read
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Europe
Lorries at Dover
The Port of Dover has previously said that between 1% and 3% of lorries arriving at Dover are not from the EU, but we haven’t been able to confirm the source of the figure. Read
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Europe
How did young people vote in the Brexit referendum?
A poll estimated that 73% of under-25 voters voted Remain in the EU referendum. Other polls have reached a similar figure, but it’s impossible to say exactly what the true figure is. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK is one of the three largest economies in the EU
The UK is the EU’s second largest economy after Germany, or third after Germany and France, depending on the measure of GDP you look at. Read
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