On Monday, German news magazine Der Spiegel quoted anonymous high-level sources within the German government stating they were prepared to accept Britain leaving the European Union (EU).
British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking to renegotiate key terms of Britain’s membership in the EU, including limiting migration from EU states. The Conservative Party leader has pledged to have a referendum vote on Britain’s continued membership of the bloc in 2017. Der Spiegel reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Cameron at last week’s EU summit in Brussels that she would not accept restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens within the bloc.
“For the first time, according to an assessment by the Chancellery and the Foreign Ministry, Cameron is pushing his country toward a ‘point of no return’ when it comes to European Union membership—a point at which Germany would cease doing all it can to convince Britain to remain a member of the EU,” the news magazine wrote.
WSWS
UK Tories in conflict with Merkel government over limiting EU immigrationRobert Stevens
No comments:
Post a Comment