Cameron heads for 'now or never' talks to keep Britain in EU
- 8 years ago
Prime Minister David Cameron called on EU leaders on Thursday to help him settle the question of Europe for a generation by agreeing a "credible" deal he can sell to the British public and stay in the European Union.
At 'now or never' talks in Brussels, leaders worked to overcome differences on the most contentious areas of Cameron's renegotiation of Britain's membership deal - demands for financial safeguards and curbs to some benefits for EU migrants.
All acknowledged there was work to be done, but most leaders appeared keen to give Cameron a deal which he can hail as a victory before starting a campaign to keep Britain in the EU at a referendum widely expected to be held in late June.
"The question of Britain's place in Europe has been allowed to fester for too long and it is time to deal with it," Cameron told other leaders at the first working session of the two-day summit.
At 'now or never' talks in Brussels, leaders worked to overcome differences on the most contentious areas of Cameron's renegotiation of Britain's membership deal - demands for financial safeguards and curbs to some benefits for EU migrants.
All acknowledged there was work to be done, but most leaders appeared keen to give Cameron a deal which he can hail as a victory before starting a campaign to keep Britain in the EU at a referendum widely expected to be held in late June.
"The question of Britain's place in Europe has been allowed to fester for too long and it is time to deal with it," Cameron told other leaders at the first working session of the two-day summit.