The continental view of Cameron’s renegotiation

As EU leaders gathered for their summit in Brussels on December 17th and 18th 2015, they were puzzled by David Cameron’s fixation on excluding EU migrants from in-work benefits. On the other dossiers of the British renegotiation, compromises were within reach. But even the influential Germans could not see how the disagreement on benefits could be resolved. This meant that Cameron could not secure a deal until the summit of February 18th and 19th, 2016.

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

ESO: Background information: EU reform negotiations: what's going on? http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-reform-negotiations-whats-going-on/

ESO: Background information: Cameron's EU reforms: will Europe buy them? http://www.europeansources.info/record/camerons-eu-reforms-will-europe-buy-them/

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