Cameron: Some progress but still no EU deal

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he was still working towards a deal with European partners on keeping Britain a member of the European Union, adding he would stand his ground to defend British interests.
             
"I was here till 5 o'clock this morning working through this and we've made some progress but there's still no deal," Mr Cameron said on arriving at for a second day of a summit of European leaders in Brussels.

"And as I've said I'll only do a deal if we get what Britain needs," he added.

EU leaders will resume their negotiations later this morning after a long and inconclusive night of talks in Brussels.

Diplomats have said that persistent differences remain between Britain and a number of other countries on key issues, including how far the UK can go in restricting benefits for EU nationals working in Britain...
  [rte.ie]
 19/2/16
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