Fact checks about european union regulation, brexit and the impact this has on UK law
Europe
In partnership with experts at the UK in a Changing Europe project, we've taken a look at the facts behind the claims on the cost of EU regulation. Read
Europe
In partnership with experts at the UK in a Changing Europe project, we've taken a look at the facts behind the claims on how democratic the EU is. Read
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In partnership with experts at the UK in a Changing Europe project, we've taken a look at the facts behind the claims on the European Commission. Read
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We asked leading expert Professor Derrick Wyatt QC to explain the powers that the EU has, and the limits on those powers. Read
Europe
There's been heated argument about whether the Prime Minister's EU deal is legally binding. We asked EU law expert Professor Steve Peers to take a look. Read
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The EU deal says that the UK should no longer have to commit to an "ever closer union". Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott shows why this has no legal effect. Read
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The EU deal tries to reassure non-euro countries like the UK that they won’t be ganged up on by eurozone countries. Professor Paul Craig asks why. Read
Europe
Newspaper reports describe a proposed new European Border and Coast Agency as an EU "army" or "navy". We've taken a look. Read
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A recent headline described the Council of Europe as an "EU body", but this is a separate organisation to the European Union. Read
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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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