‘Cameron forced to rush his blueprint for Europe’

Published on 15 January 2013

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has brought forward the date of his much-anticipated speech on Britain’s future in Europe from January 22 to Friday, January 18, under pressure from German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The original date clashed with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the German-French Elysée treaty. Cameron's speech is expected to include a commitment to renegotiate Britain’s membership and hold a referendum on whether to accept the new deal.

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