British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday promised tough curbs on
welfare for EU migrants and warned European leaders that blocking them
could put Britain's EU membership in doubt.
He said the package of reforms would require changes to EU treaties but said he was "confident"of a deal.
Immigration to Britain has increased sharply in the past decade and Cameron is under intense pressure to address voters' concerns ahead of the May 2015 general election.
His Conservative Party is losing support to the UK Independence Party, which advocates leaving the EU altogether as the only way to curb EU migration.
He announced plans to make EU workers wait four years to receive income tax credits and access social housing, and vowed to stop migrants claiming benefits for children living elsewhere in Europe.
Cameron said the reforms, intended to make Britain less attractive, were an "absolute requirement" of his bid to renegotiate Britain's membership of the bloc before holding an in-out referendum in 2017.
Afterwards, a Commission spokesman said the EU's executive arm was ready to discuss the proposals "calmly and carefully."
Source:AFP - globaltimes.cn
28/11/14
--
-
Related:
-----
Related:
He said the package of reforms would require changes to EU treaties but said he was "confident"of a deal.
Immigration to Britain has increased sharply in the past decade and Cameron is under intense pressure to address voters' concerns ahead of the May 2015 general election.
His Conservative Party is losing support to the UK Independence Party, which advocates leaving the EU altogether as the only way to curb EU migration.
He announced plans to make EU workers wait four years to receive income tax credits and access social housing, and vowed to stop migrants claiming benefits for children living elsewhere in Europe.
Cameron said the reforms, intended to make Britain less attractive, were an "absolute requirement" of his bid to renegotiate Britain's membership of the bloc before holding an in-out referendum in 2017.
Afterwards, a Commission spokesman said the EU's executive arm was ready to discuss the proposals "calmly and carefully."
Source:AFP - globaltimes.cn
28/11/14
--
-
Related:
-----
Related:
Deputy British PM calls for limits on EU migration
Roumanie et Bulgarie dans l'espace Schengen: les conditions "pas réunies" . -La France n'est pas la seule à dire non aujourd'hui
Deutschland blockiert Schengen-Beitritt von Bulgarien und Rumänien
Bulgaria Is Losing Patience with Dutch Schengen Block - Foreign Minister
Cameron a outragé les Tchèques et les Polonais ...
ReplyDeleteLe 28 novembre, le Premier ministre britannique David Cameron a fait état d'une croissance incontrôlée du nombre de migrants de l'UE dans le pays et, par conséquent, de l’éventuel retrait du Royaume-Uni de l'UE.
Ces déclarations du Première ministre britannique sont devenues l'objet de débats houleux.
En particulier, le conseiller d'Etat sur les questions européennes en République tchèque,Tomas Prouza a publié sur son blog Twitter une photo de pilotes tchèques qui avaient participé à la Seconde Guerre mondiale du côté de la Grande-Bretagne, avec cette légende : « Ils ont aussi travaillé pour Londres. Pas de place pour eux ? ».
Varsovie a exprimé sa solidarité avec Prague. Le Premier ministre polonais Ewa Kopacz a déclaré que Westminster n'avait pas le droit de porter atteinte à l'unité de la famille européenne.
Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_11_29/Cameron-a-outrage-les-Tcheques-et-les-Polonais-4323/
29/11/14