Europe
Ask Full Fact: Europol and diplomatic immunity
Officers of Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, are not entitled to 'diplomatic immunity' from criminal prosecution. 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
UK asylum support doesn't go as far as France
Comparisons are tricky, but it seems that the UK gives asylum seekers less cash support than many other European countries, adjusted for living costs. Read
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Europe
Ask Full Fact: have 100 EU 'powers' been returned to the UK?
Have 100 EU 'powers' been returned to UK control? Yes, if by 'powers' you mean specific laws. Read
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Europe
Cash for asylum seekers: hard to say whether we give more
Media explanations about the rate of cash support for asylum seekers in France and the UK are comparing the wrong things - understandably, as it's complex. Read
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Immigration
How many asylum seekers has Britain had?
Figures given by Channel 4 News on asylum seekers are correct: in the first three months of 2015, six EU countries received more applications than Britain. Read
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Europe
UN wrong on asylum seekers in Britain
Peter Sutherland of the UN is right that the UK receives fewer asylum seekers than other EU countries, but not as few as BBC listeners were led to believe. Read
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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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Europe
The EU, the Gherkin and 'freedom of panorama'
Restrictions on 'freedom of panorama' - reproducing images of public buildings and art - have been proposed in an EU committee, but are a long way from law. Read
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Europe
Tariffs and barriers: trade between Britain and the EU
What would trade between Britain and the EU look like if we left? Read
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Europe
Did the EU misspend enough money to build 10 new hospitals?
The EU misspent €7 billion in 2013. Would that have paid for 10 new hospitals? Read
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