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| David Cameron to discuss EU reform with Czech leaders | David Cameron to discuss EU reform with Czech leaders |
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| The prime minister is to meet Czech leaders in Prague as part of his ongoing efforts to secure EU reforms. | The prime minister is to meet Czech leaders in Prague as part of his ongoing efforts to secure EU reforms. |
| David Cameron will hold talks with the Czech president and prime minister in an effort to win support for his plans, which include curbing EU migration. | David Cameron will hold talks with the Czech president and prime minister in an effort to win support for his plans, which include curbing EU migration. |
| The PM has said he hopes his reform demands will be agreed at an EU summit next month, paving the way for the UK's in/out EU referendum. | |
| But Mr Cameron has said he is ready to be "patient" to get the right deal. | But Mr Cameron has said he is ready to be "patient" to get the right deal. |
| 'No hurry' | 'No hurry' |
| Mr Cameron is due to meet President Milos Zeman and Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he spoke about reform with other EU leaders. | Mr Cameron is due to meet President Milos Zeman and Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he spoke about reform with other EU leaders. |
| The prime minister and EU leaders will meet at a summit of The European Council in Brussels from 18-19 February and will attempt to reach a consensus on his plans, which also include cutting excessive regulation and allowing the UK to opt out of further political integration. | The prime minister and EU leaders will meet at a summit of The European Council in Brussels from 18-19 February and will attempt to reach a consensus on his plans, which also include cutting excessive regulation and allowing the UK to opt out of further political integration. |
| Speaking at Davos, Mr Cameron said: "I very much hope that we can, with the goodwill that is clearly there, reach an agreement at the February European Council. I would like that. | Speaking at Davos, Mr Cameron said: "I very much hope that we can, with the goodwill that is clearly there, reach an agreement at the February European Council. I would like that. |
| "I want to confront this issue, I want to deal with it, I want to put that question to the British people in a referendum, and go out and campaign to keep Britain in a reformed European Union. | "I want to confront this issue, I want to deal with it, I want to put that question to the British people in a referendum, and go out and campaign to keep Britain in a reformed European Union. |
| "If there is a good deal on the table I will take it, and that's what will happen. | "If there is a good deal on the table I will take it, and that's what will happen. |
| "But I do want to be very clear: if there isn't the right deal, I'm not in a hurry. I can hold my referendum at any time up until the end of 2017, and it's much more important to get this right than to rush it." | "But I do want to be very clear: if there isn't the right deal, I'm not in a hurry. I can hold my referendum at any time up until the end of 2017, and it's much more important to get this right than to rush it." |
| David Cameron's four main aims for renegotiation | David Cameron's four main aims for renegotiation |
| Referendum timeline: What will happen when? | Referendum timeline: What will happen when? |
| Guide: All you need to know about the referendum | Guide: All you need to know about the referendum |
| Q&A: What does Britain want from Europe? | Q&A: What does Britain want from Europe? |
| More: BBC News EU referendum special | More: BBC News EU referendum special |
| Among Mr Cameron's list of reforms, proposals for a four-year ban on migrants claiming in-work benefits have been met with resistance by some EU countries, with the Czech Republic among those most outspoken about their concerns. | Among Mr Cameron's list of reforms, proposals for a four-year ban on migrants claiming in-work benefits have been met with resistance by some EU countries, with the Czech Republic among those most outspoken about their concerns. |
| The UK has been working to persuade members of the Visegrad Group - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary - to support the plans. | The UK has been working to persuade members of the Visegrad Group - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary - to support the plans. |
| But in December the group said that, while it would back measures to strengthen competitiveness and increase the role of parliaments, it considered free movement "one of the fundamental values of the European Union and will support no proposal that would be discriminatory or restrictive with regard to this freedom". | But in December the group said that, while it would back measures to strengthen competitiveness and increase the role of parliaments, it considered free movement "one of the fundamental values of the European Union and will support no proposal that would be discriminatory or restrictive with regard to this freedom". |
| The prime minister's spokeswoman confirmed migration measures would be one of the key topics of discussion in Prague on Friday. | The prime minister's spokeswoman confirmed migration measures would be one of the key topics of discussion in Prague on Friday. |