Europe

FactCheck analyses where EU member states’ plans to create a new “permanent crisis mechanism” leave the Coalition Government’s pledge to hold a referendum if new powers are transferred to Brussels.

FactCheck analyses a claim from the Prime Minister and Treasury Chief Secretary that Labour MEPs voted for a 6% rise in the EU budget.

“As we reduce our deficits, I think it is very important that we both argue to make sure that the European budget is, over time, reduced rather than increased.” David Cameron, August 12 2010

Nick Clegg said on last night’s Leaders’ debate that he wasn’t advocating entry into the euro but his manifesto says differently. FactCheck took a look.

Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, claims that if the UK were to approach the EU for entry into the Union now the undemocratic House of Lords would b

UKIP Manifesto gets it wrong on the claim that the UK can’t expel foreign criminals from the another EU country.