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Manuel Valls, the French prime minister, has raised doubts about whether David Cameron can reach a deal with fellow European leaders on his European Unionreform package at a summit next month.
As Cameron said he is prepared to wait until next year to secure the right reforms, his French counterpart said that Paris would not agree to a deal with the UK at any price. But the French prime minister added that it would be a tragedy if the UK left the EU.
The interventions by the two prime ministers, who spoke during separate appearances at the World Economic Forum in Davos, came amid renewed momentum in Whitehall pushing the idea of an extra EU summit to thrash out a deal.
The Guardian reported last week that Donald Tusk, the European council president, may call a second summit towards the end of next month if EU leaders fail to reach agreement at their next scheduled meeting on 18-19 February. This would allow the Cameron to hold the referendum on Britain’s EU membership by the end of June, possibly on 23 June.
French prime minister warns Cameron that EU reform won't come at any price | Politics | The Guardian
As Cameron said he is prepared to wait until next year to secure the right reforms, his French counterpart said that Paris would not agree to a deal with the UK at any price. But the French prime minister added that it would be a tragedy if the UK left the EU.
The interventions by the two prime ministers, who spoke during separate appearances at the World Economic Forum in Davos, came amid renewed momentum in Whitehall pushing the idea of an extra EU summit to thrash out a deal.
The Guardian reported last week that Donald Tusk, the European council president, may call a second summit towards the end of next month if EU leaders fail to reach agreement at their next scheduled meeting on 18-19 February. This would allow the Cameron to hold the referendum on Britain’s EU membership by the end of June, possibly on 23 June.
French prime minister warns Cameron that EU reform won't come at any price | Politics | The Guardian