UK referendum on EU membership to be held in June 2016: report

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dw.com/en/uk-referendum-on-eu-membership-to-be-held-in-june-2016-report/a-18607867

According to a report in "The Independent," British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to hold the in-out vote on the UK's EU membership next June. The referendum was one of Cameron's election promises.

UK referendum on EU membership to be held in June 2016: report
26.07.2015

"The Independent on Sunday has learned that Mr. Cameron has decided to pencil in June of next year," for the in-or-out referendum on Britain's future membership of the European Union, the newspaper reported.

"The reluctance in Brussels to allow a member state to leave the European project has encouraged government leaders to believe that the reforms they are seeking will be granted," the report continued.

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Cameron's office at Downing Street refused to comment on the article, which cited anonymous sources for its information.

Holding the referendum in June 2016 would mean it would avoid becoming part of the European discussions in the German federal election and French presidential election scheduled for 2017.

[djean111]

1. Here is a link to the reforms Cameron wants - essentially (IMO) he wants to be in the EU but

not restricted by it, or just wants to leave altogether. Interesting to see if the EU center holds.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32695399

Allowing Britain to opt-out from the EU ambition to forge an "ever closer union" of the peoples of Europe

Restricting access to in-work and out-of-work benefits to EU migrants

Giving greater powers to national parliaments to block EU legislation

Supporting the continued enlargement of the EU to new members but with new mechanisms in place to "prevent vast migrations across the Continent"

Freeing business from red tape and "excessive interference" from Brussels and providing access to new markets through "turbo charging" free trade deals with America and Asia

Protection for the City of London financial markets from EU legislation

Creating safeguards to ensure changes in the single market cannot be imposed on non-eurozone members by the eurozone

What else does Mr Cameron want?
The prime minister has said Britain would resist any move towards a European Army and that he wants to free British police forces from EU interference. He has also ruled out Britain joining the euro.

But he has placed less emphasis in recent years on demanding changes to EU social policy, such as the maximum 48-hour working week, agency workers, maternity leave and non-discrimination rules.

Scotland wants to leave the UK (that was a close vote with very misleading propaganda, IMO), the UK wants to leave the EU. What's next?

[djean111]

2. From my same link - here are Cameron's immigration views - he really does not like the

freedom of movement thing.

n a speech last November, David Cameron set out measures to reduce the number of EU nationals moving to the UK.
His main proposals were:
Four year delay for EU migrants wishing to claim in-work benefits, such as tax credits, or seeking access to social housing

Stopping migrants claiming child benefit for dependents living outside the UK

Removing migrants from the UK after six months if they have not found work

Restricting the right of migrants to bring non-EU family members into the UK

Stopping EU jobseekers claiming Universal Credit

Speeding up deportation of convicted criminals

Longer re-entry bans for beggars and fraudsters removed from the UK

Stopping citizens from new EU entrants working in the UK until their economies have "converged more closely"
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Extra money for communities with high levels of migrants

I can actually see where the wealthier countries have a problem absorbing so many immigrants. And need help with that.
Especially when Cameron is busy slashing benefits anyway.