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EU reform: Cameron touts and advertises

Two days before the probably crucial EU summit attempts of the British Prime Minister in a last effort, the other member States, but even by his demands for EU reforms to convince.

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Two days before the EU summit advertises the British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday with high-ranking representatives of the European Parliament for its reform calls. The head of government meets in Brussels the first EU-President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz (SPD). In the episode, he comes among other things with the chairmen of several parliamentary groups. He later becomes Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and then – in Berlin – German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak.

No breakthrough at Meeting with France’s head of state

Before a referendum of the British people about the whereabouts in the EU calls for Cameron reforms at the European level. Controversial, in particular, cancellation of social benefits for EU foreigners in the first four years after their arrival. An agreement on Cameron’s demands at the Meeting of the heads of state and government on Thursday and Friday in Brussels aimed at.

In a meeting with France’s head of state, François Hollande, on Monday in Paris (photo) Cameron was no breakthrough in his claims for a whether Britain should stay in the EU. After a Meeting between the two politicians has been reported from the vicinity of Hollande’s Paris desires an agreement to a “Brexit” from happening. It’s staying but still “work, especially for the economic control”.

A spokesman for Cameron’s declared in London, the two leaders were Convinced that “the European Council presented the draft of a solid Basis for an agreement at the summit this week.” Hollande had recently said at the EU summit, there should be no “new adjustments” and no “new negotiations”. In particular, was not a Veto against decisions of the countries of the Euro area by Non-Euromitglieder such as the UK.

Tusk: the future of the European Union is available on the game

EU Council President Donald Tusk in Romania

The EU Ratschef Donald Tusk presented a compromise proposal stipulates that, in London for EU citizens in the UK to work and pay taxes, social security benefits can limit. There is also a “mechanism” to be established, the rights of Non-Euro States protects, but at the same time prevents the “important decisions” the Euro area is delayed or prevented.

Tusk warned on Monday against a breakup of the European Union, it should to the exit of the UK. The risk was “real,” said Tusk during a visit to Romania. “What is once broken can not be repaired.” The future of the EU stand on the game, but it will “not compromise the freedoms and the fundamental values”.

Cameron will probably still this year in a referendum on the fate of his country in the EU. The date he could already on Friday after the EU summit to announce, if there is an agreement to give, reported the British newspaper “Daily Telegraph”. In surveys are EU-supporters, and “Brexit”-proponents in the UK are currently head-to-head.

McAllister: Northern Ireland conflict could return

Lower Saxony Ex-Minister-President David McAllister

The CDU-EP David McAllister, expressed, meanwhile, is the fear that in the event of a withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Northern Ireland-conflict resurgence. The conceivable effects of a “Brexit” on Northern Ireland should not be underestimated, said the former Prime Minister of lower Saxony, the German press Agency in Brussels. Belonging to the United Kingdom of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are working together under the umbrella of the EU. “The idea of an EU external border, where concern for both sides.”

In the Northern Ireland conflict fought pro-Irish Catholics, under the leadership of the underground organization of the IRA against Protestant, pro-British loyalists. In essence, it was about whether the UK belonging to the Northern part of Ireland again with the Republic in the South will be United. He was after the civil war of 1921 and the withdrawal of the British from the South, the British remained. The IRA and the Protestant underground organizations have to a large extent today, the weapons are laid down.

sti/se (afp, dpa)