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EU referendum: 'UK yet to reveal reform details' EU referendum: 'UK yet to reveal reform details'
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Two European leaders have told the BBC that the UK is yet to reveal any details about what it wants to achieve in a renegotiation with the EU.Two European leaders have told the BBC that the UK is yet to reveal any details about what it wants to achieve in a renegotiation with the EU.
Estonia and Finland's leaders say David Cameron has so far failed to provide concrete proposals.Estonia and Finland's leaders say David Cameron has so far failed to provide concrete proposals.
But Mr Cameron, who is in Iceland for a meeting of northern European leaders, said discussions were "going well".But Mr Cameron, who is in Iceland for a meeting of northern European leaders, said discussions were "going well".
The prime minister wants to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU ahead of an in/out referendum on membership.The prime minister wants to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU ahead of an in/out referendum on membership.
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila and Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas spoke to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg in Reykjavik.Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila and Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas spoke to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg in Reykjavik.
Mr Roivas said they had talked about "directions" with the UK but are yet to focus on detail.Mr Roivas said they had talked about "directions" with the UK but are yet to focus on detail.
'Norway option'
Mr Sipila said: "When you have a concrete proposal I think that Finland and other Nordic countries, we are very open to finding a solution for that."Mr Sipila said: "When you have a concrete proposal I think that Finland and other Nordic countries, we are very open to finding a solution for that."
Both countries want the UK to stay in the EU.Both countries want the UK to stay in the EU.
But Europe minister David Lidington said that other governments were "pretty clear" about what reforms the UK wants.But Europe minister David Lidington said that other governments were "pretty clear" about what reforms the UK wants.
He rejected criticism that the UK has been ambiguous and failed to put detail on the changes it wants in the run up to the EU referendum, which will be held by the end of 2017.He rejected criticism that the UK has been ambiguous and failed to put detail on the changes it wants in the run up to the EU referendum, which will be held by the end of 2017.
After arriving in Iceland on Wednesday, Mr Cameron insisted all options were on the table as he battled to recast Britain's relationship with Brussels - including leaving the EU. Mr Cameron bowed to pressure from other EU leaders earlier this month and said he would set out full details of his demands in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, which will be published shortly.
Some British Eurosceptics look to Norway's position as a model for the UK if it were to leave the EU. After arriving in Iceland on Wednesday, Mr Cameron stressed that he ruled nothing out if he did not get what he wanted from the renegotiations - including recommending leaving the EU when Britain holds an in/out referendum.
Norway is outside the EU but is part of the European Economic Area, which allows it to trade in the single market. But he also took on one of the arguments for leaving the EU, which he said was being advanced by some Eurosceptics, that Britain could emulate Norway, which is outside the EU but is part of the European Economic Area, which allows it to trade in the single market.
Mr Cameron has said he wanted the British people to understand what the so-called "Norway option" involved, arguing that "while they pay, they don't have a say - they don't have a seat around the table". 'British deal'
In contrast, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said Norway thrives outside the EU as it saves on membership fees and red tape. He said he wanted the British people to understand what the so-called "Norway option" involved, arguing that "while they pay, they don't have a say - they don't have a seat around the table".
The prime minister had previously avoided arguing directly with Eurosceptics, many of whom are on his own Conservative benches. UKIP leader Nigel Farage has pointed to Norway and Iceland as examples of countries that have thrived outside the EU.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said there was "great irony that the prime minister has gone to make the case for the European Union in Reykjavik, the capital of a country that has benefited so immensely from being outside of the EU".
But the UKIP leader added: "I don't want a Norwegian deal. Or an Icelandic one for that matter."
Instead he wanted "a new British deal once we leave the EU, one that suits the needs of our own country".
Mr Cameron is expected to have talks with the leaders of both Iceland and Norway at the Northern Future Forum, a grouping which also includes EU members Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden.Mr Cameron is expected to have talks with the leaders of both Iceland and Norway at the Northern Future Forum, a grouping which also includes EU members Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden.