Netherlands vote on Ukraine trade deal underlines no guarantees for UK
Infacts explains why Farage is a fool to crow about the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine association agreement.
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13 Apr 2016
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PwC: "100,000 financial services jobs at risk from Brexit"
The International Business Times reported today that a PricewaterhouseCoopers study has estimated that as many as 100,000 financial service jobs could be lost by 2020 if the UK leaves the European Union. This would cause a £12bn loss to the British economy, which is 50% more than the £8.5bn the UK pays to belong to the EU. The impact would not be limited to the southeast: TheCityUK, an organisation that represents the industry, has stated that two thirds of the 2.1 million jobs in the sector are not in London. With financial services representing 12% of the gross domestic product, Brexit could deal a hammer blow to the economy.
15 Apr 2016
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the name of a trade deal being negotiated between the EU and the US. It is intended to create new trade and investment opportunities for companies, big and small, and new jobs. For consumers, it is intended to cut prices and widen choice, while keeping the EU's high standards for consumer protection, social rights and environmental rules.
21 Apr 2016
Brexit: Academy of Medical Sciences Spells Out the Impact
In November 2015 the Academy of Medical Sciences submitted evidence to the House of Lords on the impact of EU membership on science in the UK.
26 Apr 2016
Cheaper roaming charges a "huge win" for British consumers
There is good news for smartphone users heading to the continent this bank holiday weekend. From April 30th new EU rules will cap the cost of using your phone when abroad in Europe at 4p per minute, 2p per text and 4p per MB of data (excluding VAT), around four times cheaper than current limits.
2 May 2016
Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder has won the Green Ribbon Political Award recognising her outstanding environmental achievements.
Catherine was awarded in the MEP of the Year category for her work fighting for stronger European targets to tackle air pollution. The judges commended Catherine for generating public awareness of the issue and championing EU action to improve air quality, often in the face of opposition from the UK government.
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4 May 2016