Tag: David Cameron

Prime Minister David Cameron struck back at European Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Thursday (12 September) for saying in his annual 'state of the union' address that Britain's ruling Conservatives had copied UKIP eurosceptic policies and so would be punished at the polls.

Britain will not join any military action against Syria after a government motion was rejected in parliament, dealing a setback to US-led efforts to punish Damascus over the use of chemical weapons against civilians.

An influential committee in the British Parliament has requested permission to ‘vet’ the candidate set to replace Britain's permanent representative to the European Union in Brussels.

To renegotiate the terms of Britain’s EU membership, David Cameron must find allies. One of his targets is the Netherlands. But if the British prime minister misreads his potential allies and pushes for opt-outs or a large-scale repatriation of powers, he is certain to find himself isolated, writes Rem Korteweg.

Britain should abandon attempts to secure a new "special deal" from the European Union and push instead for reform covering all 28 EU members, a cross-party campaign group that opposes leaving the EU said today (15 July).

The British Prime Minister vented frustration with Brussels and the institutions in his post-summit press briefing describing how he “defeated” an eleventh-hour attempt to unpick the British rebate.

Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the UK should remain in the EU in order to maintain influence in a global economy, risking the anger of eurosceptic MPs in his own Conservative party who favour UK withdrawal.

A senior British minister said on Sunday (12 May) he would support an exit from the European Union if there were a vote on the issue, as Prime Minister David Cameron faces a revolt over Europe from lawmakers in his own party.

British Prime Minister David Cameron took on eurosceptics in his own party on Europe Day (9 May), saying he was able to negotiate a better deal with Brussels and it was wrong to say Britain should leave the European Union.

UK Prime minister David Cameron on Wednesday (24 April) called for his peers in the European Council to take decisive action on tax evasion before the G8 summit in June.

Leaders of the British liberals and conservatives in the European Parliament, meeting head-to-head at a Brussels debate, found common ground amid a philosophical clash over the UK's membership of the EU.

A European Commission initiative to tackle the 10 most burdensome regulations for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) received backing from EU heads of states and governments at a summit last Friday (15 March).

More than a third of voters would consider voting for a party that backs Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, a poll published on Tuesday (5 March) showed, adding to growing pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron to address the threat to his support.

Now that a budget deal has been brokered between EU heads of states and governments, NGOs intend to be uncompromising in tracking the spending decisions at national level, writes Markus Trilling .

Budget hawks appeared to gain the upper hand in the latest budget draft presented by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, cutting back still further a version of the 2014-2020 budget presented two months ago.