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02-20-2016, 03:15 AM
UK wins hard-fought deal for less-intrusive EU
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BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister David Cameron has won a hard-fought deal for a less intrusive European Union after two days of tense talks with EU leaders, a commitment he said he needed to persuade UK voters the country should stay in the bloc.
The agreement is seen as a key stepping stone to the in-out referendum in Britain*on continued EU membership that could come as soon as this summer.
SEE ALSO: Campaigners issue bizarre condoms telling UK to pull out of European Union (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/brexit-condoms-uk-eu/)
After 31 hours of negotiations, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite wrote on Twitter: "Agreement #UKinEU done. Drama over." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/britain-european-union-deal/)
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BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister David Cameron has won a hard-fought deal for a less intrusive European Union after two days of tense talks with EU leaders, a commitment he said he needed to persuade UK voters the country should stay in the bloc.
The agreement is seen as a key stepping stone to the in-out referendum in Britain*on continued EU membership that could come as soon as this summer.
SEE ALSO: Campaigners issue bizarre condoms telling UK to pull out of European Union (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/brexit-condoms-uk-eu/)
After 31 hours of negotiations, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite wrote on Twitter: "Agreement #UKinEU done. Drama over." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/britain-european-union-deal/)
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