British PM pressures EU leaders on reforms
British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened to reject a deal with EU if the 28-nation bloc fails to meet “his country needs”.
Cameron’s warning came on Thursday as he arrived at Brussels for crucial talks with EU leaders in Brussels.
"We will not take a deal that does not meet what we needed," the British premier told reporters at the venue of the meeting of the E-U leaders.
“I’ll be battling for Britain. I think it's much more important to get this right than to do anything in a rush, but with good will and hard work we can get a better deal for Britain”, he said.
Cameron is under pressure from eurosceptics in his center-right Conservative Party on EU reform proposals. A series of demands put forward to the bloc are said to play a key role in returning powers to London ahead of a British referendum on whether to leave the EU.
Britain’s reforms proposal has divided EU leaders especially on child benefits and in-work benefits for non-Britons working in the country. Several East European countries have voiced their opposition to Cameron’s call for restriction on welfare benefits.
Nothing is certain about the talks that are likely to continue on Friday. But European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that he is "quite confident" European leaders can reach a deal with Britain over its future membership of the EU.
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