UK wields far more influence in EU than thought - lobby group


  • World
  • Thursday, 30 Jan 2014

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain enjoys far greater influence inside the European Union than its largely eurosceptic public believes, a pro-EU campaign group said on Thursday, warning that any decision to leave the bloc would be a "suicidal indulgence".

Presenting what it said would be an annual scorecard of Britain's progress in Europe, British Influence said London was on track to meet nine out of 10 of its EU policy goals and was a force to be reckoned with in the 28-nation bloc.

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