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| EU summit: all-night negotiations but no deal yet for David Cameron – live | EU summit: all-night negotiations but no deal yet for David Cameron – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 6.30am GMT | |
| 06:30 | |
| Cameron had two meetings overnight with Tusk, No 10 has said, as well as a third with French president François Hollande also in attendance. | |
| Press Association cites a Downing Street source saying: | |
| It’s hard going. Some signs of progress but nothing yet agreed and still a lot to do. | |
| We expect the PM will have a further bilateral with Donald Tusk at 11.45. | |
| 6.23am GMT | |
| 06:23 | |
| Philip Oltermann | |
| The Guardian’s Berlin bureau chief, Philip Oltermann, sends this early dispatch: | |
| In Eurosceptic circles, the idea prevails that the European Union is essentially a racket dominated by German interests. Yet the opposition David Cameron faced in Brussels last night had very little to do with Europe’s biggest economy. | |
| In fact, what is striking is how eager Angela Merkel appears to wave through Cameron’s reform requests. Asked about the British prime minister upping his demands for the duration of the “emergency brake” to a maximum of 13 years, Merkel this morning said: | |
| I believe we should listen very closely to Britain’s position on this. To be honest, I am not going to spend my time haggling for one month more or one month less. | |
| One reason, of course, is that the German chancellor is saving herself for much bigger battles over the refugee crisis. | |
| But it is also true the German government – as well as others, such as Austria and the Danes – seems to have recently developed a genuine fondness for some of Cameron’s proposals, such as the indexation of child benefits. | |
| Germany pays considerably more child benefits for Polish migrants than Britain does, and after the recent clashes over refugee policies, Merkel’s government has little interest in doing Eastern Europe any favours. | |
| 6.11am GMT | |
| 06:11 | |
| What happens now? | |
| Friday’s (daylight) plans have been disrupted a little by Friday’s (night-time) talks. | |
| But it looks as if the negotiations will resume again around 9.30am CET (8.30am GMT), with bilateral talks expected to start again around 11am local time. | |
| Before that, a number of spin-off talks are slated to take place, including between Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Alexis Tsipras. | |
| A fresh draft deal could be tabled by late morning. | |
| And then, importantly, it’s lunch at 1.30pm. | |
| 6.04am GMT | 6.04am GMT |
| 06:04 | 06:04 |
| For an at-a-glance guide to what happened in Brussels overnight, take a look at our (well, my) EU briefing: | For an at-a-glance guide to what happened in Brussels overnight, take a look at our (well, my) EU briefing: |
| Related: EU briefing: what you need to know about overnight Brussels talks | Related: EU briefing: what you need to know about overnight Brussels talks |
| Warning: includes gratuitous conspiracy theorising about the appearance and disappearance of Union flags in the meeting rooms. | Warning: includes gratuitous conspiracy theorising about the appearance and disappearance of Union flags in the meeting rooms. |
| 5.50am GMT | 5.50am GMT |
| 05:50 | 05:50 |
| Our latest report rounds up the key moves – and lack of – overnight: | Our latest report rounds up the key moves – and lack of – overnight: |
| Negotiations that could decide Britain’s future in the European Union remain on a knife-edge after all-night meetings in Brussels ended without any form of a deal. | Negotiations that could decide Britain’s future in the European Union remain on a knife-edge after all-night meetings in Brussels ended without any form of a deal. |
| David Cameron left talks with European Council president Donald Tusk and commission president Jean-Claude Juncker at 5.30am (CET), making no comment. Further discussions are reportedly scheduled for 9am. | David Cameron left talks with European Council president Donald Tusk and commission president Jean-Claude Juncker at 5.30am (CET), making no comment. Further discussions are reportedly scheduled for 9am. |
| Cameron has been warned by EU leaders that he would not be given a second chance if he failed to strike an agreement at the gathering of 28 heads of government. | Cameron has been warned by EU leaders that he would not be given a second chance if he failed to strike an agreement at the gathering of 28 heads of government. |
| Shortly before the talks broke up Tusk, a key broker in the negotiations, said: “For now I can only say that we have made some progress but a lot needs to be done.” | Shortly before the talks broke up Tusk, a key broker in the negotiations, said: “For now I can only say that we have made some progress but a lot needs to be done.” |
| Read the full article here: | Read the full article here: |
| Related: No deal yet for Cameron after marathon talks at EU summit | Related: No deal yet for Cameron after marathon talks at EU summit |
| 5.37am GMT | 5.37am GMT |
| 05:37 | 05:37 |
| Questioned in the early hours of Friday – before the latest round of bilateral talks with David Cameron and other leaders – Donald Tusk said some progress had been made on a UK/EU deal, “but a lot still remains to be done”. | Questioned in the early hours of Friday – before the latest round of bilateral talks with David Cameron and other leaders – Donald Tusk said some progress had been made on a UK/EU deal, “but a lot still remains to be done”. |
| 5.08am GMT | 5.08am GMT |
| 05:08 | 05:08 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Talks in Brussels on the future of the UK within the EU have continued throughout the night, with British prime minister David Cameron leaving a bilateral meeting at 5.30am local time – giving no word on the progress of the discussions. | Talks in Brussels on the future of the UK within the EU have continued throughout the night, with British prime minister David Cameron leaving a bilateral meeting at 5.30am local time – giving no word on the progress of the discussions. |
| Here is what we do know, as day two emerges from a sleepless day one: | Here is what we do know, as day two emerges from a sleepless day one: |
| We have made some progress but a lot still remains to be done. | We have made some progress but a lot still remains to be done. |
| The important statement for me today is that we have not only reaffirmed the EU-Turkey action plan, but we have said it is our priority. | The important statement for me today is that we have not only reaffirmed the EU-Turkey action plan, but we have said it is our priority. |
| He has come along with his begging bowl, saying please sir, can we have more concessions? Most of what you are seeing here is theatre. It’s theatre from Mr Cameron and it’s theatre from the other leaders. | He has come along with his begging bowl, saying please sir, can we have more concessions? Most of what you are seeing here is theatre. It’s theatre from Mr Cameron and it’s theatre from the other leaders. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.39am GMT | at 5.39am GMT |