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| EU renegotiations: 'Good progress' at talks - Cameron | EU renegotiations: 'Good progress' at talks - Cameron |
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| PM David Cameron has said "really good progress" has been made at EU summit talks in Brussels but renegotiating UK membership would be "very difficult". | PM David Cameron has said "really good progress" has been made at EU summit talks in Brussels but renegotiating UK membership would be "very difficult". |
| Mr Cameron presented his bid to reform the UK's links with the EU at dinner on the first day of the two-day summit. | Mr Cameron presented his bid to reform the UK's links with the EU at dinner on the first day of the two-day summit. |
| The prime minister said hard work would be needed on the four issues for change he put forward at the meeting. | The prime minister said hard work would be needed on the four issues for change he put forward at the meeting. |
| European Council president Donald Tusk said the talks represented a "make or break moment". | European Council president Donald Tusk said the talks represented a "make or break moment". |
| Hard work ahead on EU, says Cameron | Hard work ahead on EU, says Cameron |
| EU to prioritise new border force | EU to prioritise new border force |
| The main sticking point is Mr Cameron's plans to ban EU migrants from claiming in-work benefits, such as tax credits, for four years. | The main sticking point is Mr Cameron's plans to ban EU migrants from claiming in-work benefits, such as tax credits, for four years. |
| 'Better deal' | 'Better deal' |
| Mr Cameron said: "We are attempting something very difficult, attempting something that hasn't been tried by another country and that is to renegotiate our position inside this European Union at a time of our choosing, with a mandate of the British people. | Mr Cameron said: "We are attempting something very difficult, attempting something that hasn't been tried by another country and that is to renegotiate our position inside this European Union at a time of our choosing, with a mandate of the British people. |
| "What has happened is we have taken a big step forward for a better deal for Britain. There's still a lot of hard work to be done but there is a path through this to a better deal for Britain." | "What has happened is we have taken a big step forward for a better deal for Britain. There's still a lot of hard work to be done but there is a path through this to a better deal for Britain." |
| The prime minister added: "In terms of welfare, no I haven't put any other proposals on the table - I have put my four-year proposal on the table and it remains on the table. | The prime minister added: "In terms of welfare, no I haven't put any other proposals on the table - I have put my four-year proposal on the table and it remains on the table. |
| "The commission said that they believed there were solutions - not compromises, solutions. I am confident after tonight that we can find solutions." | "The commission said that they believed there were solutions - not compromises, solutions. I am confident after tonight that we can find solutions." |
| Mr Tusk said Mr Cameron set out his position, especially on benefits and free movement. | Mr Tusk said Mr Cameron set out his position, especially on benefits and free movement. |
| He added that leaders voiced concern but were willing to look for compromises. | He added that leaders voiced concern but were willing to look for compromises. |
| "Building on this positive debate we agreed to work together to find solutions in all four baskets raised by Prime Minister Cameron," he said. | "Building on this positive debate we agreed to work together to find solutions in all four baskets raised by Prime Minister Cameron," he said. |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "I am optimistic because we all want a compromise. But work on substance needs to be done. Treaty change might be possible. Not now but perhaps later." | German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "I am optimistic because we all want a compromise. But work on substance needs to be done. Treaty change might be possible. Not now but perhaps later." |
| French President Francois Hollande said there could be adjustments over Mr Cameron's demands but EU rules and principles must be respected. | French President Francois Hollande said there could be adjustments over Mr Cameron's demands but EU rules and principles must be respected. |
| Membership vote | Membership vote |
| European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker warned that all four of Mr Cameron's demands were difficult, and intensive negotiations were needed before the next summit in February. | European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker warned that all four of Mr Cameron's demands were difficult, and intensive negotiations were needed before the next summit in February. |
| He said: "I'd like to warn you of the illusory impression that there are three easy questions and one tricky one. | He said: "I'd like to warn you of the illusory impression that there are three easy questions and one tricky one. |
| "There are four tricky questions, each one covers further questions and we have to consider all of those until February." | "There are four tricky questions, each one covers further questions and we have to consider all of those until February." |
| BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says there was no new detail of how the negotiations might conclude, just a pathway forward. | |
| UK's EU referendum in-depth | UK's EU referendum in-depth |
| Q&A: What Britain wants from Europe | Q&A: What Britain wants from Europe |
| Guide to the UK's planned in-out EU referendum | Guide to the UK's planned in-out EU referendum |
| BBC News EU referendum special report | BBC News EU referendum special report |
| Mr Cameron also wants protection for countries outside the eurozone, measures to boost competitiveness and an exemption for Britain from the drive towards an "ever-closer union". | Mr Cameron also wants protection for countries outside the eurozone, measures to boost competitiveness and an exemption for Britain from the drive towards an "ever-closer union". |
| He wants to get a new deal for the UK before putting its membership to an in-out referendum by the end of 2017. | He wants to get a new deal for the UK before putting its membership to an in-out referendum by the end of 2017. |
| Thursday's discussions over dinner were the first time EU leaders had discussed Mr Cameron's reform proposals in detail. | Thursday's discussions over dinner were the first time EU leaders had discussed Mr Cameron's reform proposals in detail. |
| Also on the agenda at the EU Council meeting was the migrant crisis, climate change and the fight against terrorism. | Also on the agenda at the EU Council meeting was the migrant crisis, climate change and the fight against terrorism. |