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The EU has helped bring peace to Europe
One of the EU’s founding principles is “to make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible” – Robert Schuman, French foreign minister in 1950. This principle is reflected in the […]
How does the EU impact YOU?
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The EU supports students
The EU gives UK students more opportunities, while EU students contribute to the UK’s economy:
The EU helps make the UK a science superpower
Five things you should know about UK science and the EU 1. The EU leads the world in science output The EU produces over a third of the world’s scientific […]
The EU makes it easier & safer to travel in Europe
EU freedom of movement, consumer protection and health insurance make it easier and safer for UK citizens to travel in Europe. #GetTheFacts UK citizens travelling around Europe benefit from: EU passenger […]
The EU makes it easier to buy a place in the sun
EU free movement of capital makes it easier for UK citizens to buy and own property in other EU member states, giving them the right to purchase property and keeping taxes on […]
The EU supports family rights
EU laws mean parents who have separated must pay child maintenance to whichever parent has day-to-day custody of their child, even if they live in another EU country. EU laws […]
The EU keeps us safer by helping countries tackle crime together
The EU’s European Arrest Warrant (EAW) allows member states to request the extradition of criminals from other EU countries. Before the EAW was introduced extradition used to take an average of […]
EU rules stop pollution and make our beaches cleaner
Thanks to the EU over 95% of the UK’s beaches are clean enough to swim in. EU rules to protect the environment have had a hugely positive impact since they […]
[Comment] The EU already gives us more than anti-Europeans are promising
Stuart Bonar explains why the EU already offers us far more than can be gained by leaving. Based in Plymouth, Stuart Bonar works for the Royal College of Midwives and stood as […]
British exports have boomed under EU trade deals, say campaigners
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Get The Facts: non-UK benefit claimants
EU migrants claim 2.5% of the UK’s employment benefits, costing the UK less than claimants coming from the rest of the world. The most recent UK government statistics on migrants and […]