50 EU benefits #34
200,000+ UK students use Erasmus programme, increasing long-term employability.
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50 EU benefits #33
EU bathing water rules prompted changes across Britain for cleaner beaches.
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50 EU benefits #32
45% of British exports go to the EU and 53% of our imports come from it.
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50 EU benefits #31
EU rules mean equal pay for work of equal value, helping close the gender pay gap.
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50 EU benefits #30
4 weeks’ paid annual leave: British workers benefit thanks to the EU.
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50 EU benefits #29
Some 100,000 skilled EU migrants work in our health and social care services.
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50 EU benefits #28
Discrimination by race and religion is illegal under EU law.
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50 EU benefits #27
Three quarters of UK car exports go to EU countries.
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50 EU benefits #26
From 2007-13, UK researchers got £8.8bn in EU funding.
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50 EU benefits #25
Students from the EU generate £2.3bn for the UK economy & support 19,000 jobs.
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50 EU benefits #24
UK restraining orders apply throughout the EU.
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50 EU benefits #23
Mobile calls, texts and data no longer cost a fortune abroad thanks to the EU.
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50 EU benefits #22
LGBTI+ discrimination is illegal across the EU.
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50 EU benefits #21
EU rules entitle parents to urgent parental leave for family reasons.
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50 EU benefits #20
With EU support, green business could add a further £20bn to the UK economy.
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50 EU benefits #19
EU rules protect Brits from age and sex discrimination.
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50 EU benefits #18
We’re less likely to get food poisoning thanks to EU General Food Regulation.
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50 EU benefits #17
Agreeing EU-wide laws improves air quality and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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50 EU benefits #16
66% of our seafood exports go to EU countries.
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50 EU benefits #15
Investment from Europe supports 14% of UK jobs.
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50 EU benefits #14
EU-wide passenger rights mean less worry and more protection when flying abroad.
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50 EU benefits #13
EU citizens here contribute more taxes than they cost in benefits and services.
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50 EU benefits #12
The EU helps achieve tax transparency for big business.
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50 EU benefits #11
EU working time rules protect you from working very long hours.
