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David Cameron fails to persuade Polish PM over EU welfare proposals David Cameron fails to persuade Polish PM over EU welfare proposals
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David Cameron has failed to win over his Polish counterpart in his bid to change welfare rules in the European Union following late-night talks in Warsaw. David Cameron has failed to win over his Polish counterpart in his attempt to change welfare rules in the European Union, following late-night talks in Warsaw.
The British prime minister described the discussions with Beata Szydlo as “excellent” and said they had agreed to work together to find a solution on the thorny issue of when migrants can claim benefits. The British prime minister described the discussions with Beata Szydło as “excellent” and said they had agreed to work together to find a solution on the thorny issue of when migrants can claim benefits.
But the Polish prime minister told reporters she did not “see eye to eye” with Cameron on the proposals.But the Polish prime minister told reporters she did not “see eye to eye” with Cameron on the proposals.
In a press conference in the Polish capital, Cameron said: “The challenge is the scale of the vast movement of people we have seen across Europe over the last decade and the pressure that that can put on public services. At a press conference in the Polish capital, Cameron said: “The challenge is the scale of the vast movement of people we have seen across Europe over the last decade and the pressure that that can put on public services. That is the problem we need to address and I believe with the type of political will I have seen here in Poland we can find a way.
“That is the problem we need to address and I believe with the type of political will I have seen here in Poland we can find a way.
“I want Britain to stay in a reformed European Union and the prime minister has made clear that Poland wants Britain to remain in the EU.”“I want Britain to stay in a reformed European Union and the prime minister has made clear that Poland wants Britain to remain in the EU.”
The development came after Cameron issued a fresh warning that the migration crisis could push the UK into voting to leave the EU. Cameron said the migration crisis could push the UK into voting to leave the EU. He said the short-term impact of the influx of migrants arriving in the EU could be a desire among voters to “push Europe away”.
The prime minister said the short-term impact of the influx of migrants arriving in the EU could be a desire among voters to “push Europe away”.
But in a hint that he might be considering a longer campaign before his promised referendum on EU membership, the prime minister said the “longer-term reaction” to the twin migration and eurozone crises could be to make sure that there was a relationship with Brussels that “works”.But in a hint that he might be considering a longer campaign before his promised referendum on EU membership, the prime minister said the “longer-term reaction” to the twin migration and eurozone crises could be to make sure that there was a relationship with Brussels that “works”.
His remarks came as the number of migrants claiming asylum in the EU this year officially passed 1 million, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency. The number of migrants claiming asylum in the EU this year has officially passed one million, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency.
Cameron was in Poland on the latest leg of his diplomatic offensive to win backing for a package of proposals he hopes will allow him to recommend the UK remain within the 28-member bloc. Cameron was in Poland on the latest leg of his diplomatic offensive to win backing for a package of proposals that he hopes will allow him to recommend the UK remains within the 28-member bloc.
A major obstacle is his call for a ban on EU migrants claiming in-work benefits in the UK until they have been in the country for four years, which he hopes will act as a disincentive for citizens of member states seeking to come to Britain. A key obstacle is his call for a ban on EU migrants claiming in-work benefits in the UK until they have been in the country for four years, which he hopes will act as a disincentive for citizens of member states seeking to come to Britain.