Fact-check: Does the EU decide 80% of our laws?
How much of our legislation comes from the European Union? It’s been a lingering debate for many years now with multiple Eurosceptic and even Europhile politicians claiming the EU imposes 80% of its laws on member states. The problem with quantifying the amount of laws is finding accurate and recent figures. Previous studies that looked into this found the EU’s influence to be significantly less: more like 20-25%, according to this French study from 2009. Most studies do maintain that while the EU heavily regulates some areas, the answer is not that straightforward. That's because, in some are...