Cameron weighs shorter welfare benefit ban

Politico and other news sources reported in late December 2015 that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande had suggested a compromise offer of three years to UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s initial demand of a four-year ban on social benefits for EU migrants, as part of the renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU.

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The Telegraph, 25.12.15: Boost for David Cameron EU renegotiation as Merkel and Hollande make migrant benefit offer http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/12069131/Boost-for-David-Cameron-EU-renegotiation-as-Merkel-and-Hollande-make-migrant-benefit-offer.html

ESO: Background information: European Council Conclusions on the United Kingdom (17 December 2015) http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-council-conclusions-on-the-united-kingdom-17-december-2015/

ESO: Background information: Is an EU migration emergency brake back on the table in the UK renegotiation? http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-an-eu-migration-emergency-brake-back-on-the-table-in-the-uk-renegotiation/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Politico, 01.01.16: Cameron causes southern discomfort http://www.politico.eu/article/cameron-causes-southern-discomfort/

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