{"id":19811,"date":"2013-01-11T09:23:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T08:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/01\/11\/david-cameron-eu-referendum_n_2453567.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics?ncid=GEP"},"modified":"2013-01-11T09:23:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T08:23:51","slug":"cameron-to-offer-eu-referendum-in-2018-in-dutch-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/cameron-to-offer-eu-referendum-in-2018-in-dutch-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron ‘To Offer EU Referendum In 2018’ In Dutch Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Cameron will enlist the support of the Dutch when he makes a bid to take back powers from Brussels in a long awaited speech on the EU, it has been reported.<\/p>\n

According to The Sun<\/em><\/a> the prime minister will travel to The Hague in the Netherlands on 22 January where he will promise British voters an in\/out referendum in 2018 if the Conservative Party is returned to power at the next election.<\/p>\n

The paper reports that Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will support Cameron’s call for more powers and money to be returned to individual EU nations.<\/p>\n

On Thursday Nick Clegg, no doubt aware of Cameron’s planned trip, joked with journalists about the coalition partners’ different views on Britain’s membership<\/a> of the EU.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a native Dutch speaker I will be at hand to give a translation from double-Dutch to just Dutch,” the Lib Dem leader said.<\/p>\n

Cameron has kept his eurosceptic backbenchers waiting for quite some time to deliver his EU speech, with a large proportion of Tory MPs unlikely to satisfied with anything less than a promise to hold an in\/out referendum.<\/p>\n

However Cameron’s desire to fashion a looser relationship with the EU could prove tricky. Yesterday a delegation of German MPs told the prime minister not to “blackmail” the rest of Europe<\/a> with threats.<\/p>\n

Washington will be watching Cameron’s speech closely, with the Obama administration<\/a> having warned Britain on Wednesday not to turn “inwards” with a referendum.<\/p>\n

Philip Gordon, the US assistant secretary for European affairs, made clear that the United States favoured a “strong British voice” within the EU.<\/p>\n

Also on HuffPost:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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David Cameron will enlist the support of the Dutch when he makes a bid to take back powers from Brussels in a long awaited speech on the EU, it has been reported.<\/p>\n

According to The Sun<\/em><\/a> the prime minister will travel to The Hague in the Netherlands on 22 January where he will promise British voters an in\/out referendum in 2018 if the Conservative Party is returned to power at the next election.<\/p>\n

The paper reports that Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will support Cameron’s call for more powers and money to be returned to individual EU nations.<\/p>\n

On Thursday Nick Clegg, no doubt aware of Cameron’s planned trip, joked with journalists about the coalition partners’ different views on Britain’s membership<\/a> of the EU.<\/p>\n

“As a native Dutch speaker I will be at hand to give a translation from double-Dutch to just Dutch,” the Lib Dem leader said.<\/p>\n

Cameron has kept his eurosceptic backbenchers waiting for quite some time to deliver his EU speech, with a large proportion of Tory MPs unlikely to satisfied with anything less than a promise to hold an in\/out referendum.<\/p>\n

However Cameron’s desire to fashion a looser relationship with the EU could prove tricky. Yesterday a delegation of German MPs told the prime minister not to “blackmail” the rest of Europe<\/a> with threats.<\/p>\n

Washington will be watching Cameron’s speech closely, with the Obama administration<\/a> having warned Britain on Wednesday not to turn “inwards” with a referendum.<\/p>\n

Philip Gordon, the US assistant secretary for European affairs, made clear that the United States favoured a “strong British voice” within the EU.<\/p>\n

Also on HuffPost:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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