Cameron in November set out four-area demands of reforms on Brussels, among which to some member states, three were “supportable” but one was heavily criticized as “unacceptable” that London sought four-year benefit curbs of European immigrants in Britain, making it a sticking point of the summit.
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Yesterday, Cameron hailed “good progress” toward a reform deal with his European Union peers but warned there would be hard work to seal an accord by February as hoped. News storiesdisplayed here appear in our category for worldwide and are licensed via a specific agreement between LongIsland.comand The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news organization.
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Cameron’s goal is to form an agreement at a February 18-19 summit and hold a referendum a few months later.
A government spokesman said: “It is absolute nonsense to suggest the Government is working up a pro-EU pamphlet to send to families to discourage them from voting No in a referendum”.
The premier denied that he had been forced to back down on his plan for restricting in-work benefits. “They said: “OK, David, if you have a problem, let’s solve it”.
“Nothing is certain in life, nor in Brussels, but what I would say is there is a pathway through this to a deal in February”, he added.
“I welcome the addition the European Council made to its conclusions concerning the Border and Coast Guard”.
“We are open to discussion and compromise”, she said.
“All EU states have expressed difficulty on the social benefits-free movement issue”, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said in an interview during the summit.
“He explained his request for a model based on four years and reiterated his openness to alternative solutions only if they could achieve the same objective”.
Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon, told BBC Radio Friday Britain remains “deadly serious” about preventing its benefits system from attracting migrants.
Tory former cabinet minister Liam Fox has urged David Cameron to “end the pretence” on European Union renegotiation and back Britain’s exit.
“The levels of migration we have seen in a relatively short period of time are unprecedented, including the pressures this places on communities and public services”.
“Whether that’s the case will likely depend on whether this broad political impetus is sufficient to see the process through”, he said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others made clear that they could accept some amendment to European Union treaties, as Cameron says he needs.
Last month’s coordinated attacks on Paris restaurants and cafes, a theater and a suburban soccer stadium highlighted the ready availability in Europe of military assault rifles, as well as gaps in the immigration and customs checks that allow even people subject to worldwide search warrants to travel unhindered.
In an apparent indiscretion, Hollande said the target date for the referendum was June, but Cameron insisted neither he nor anyone else had mentioned the timing of the vote at the summit.
“There was a very good feeling about the meeting, very enthusiastic and a willingness to understand the issues, particularly in regard to welfare and freedom of movement and discrimination”, said Mr Kenny. “It is on that basis that we can pursue the discussions”.
He said: “It is going to be tough and there is a lot of hard work to do”. How many times can his little plans be rejected?
He added: “All he got as a result was a meaningless two sentences in a communique”.
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“If we had control of our own borders I wonder what would happen to all the people who had got into Calais”.
