Juncker
says 'fair deal' for Britain must respect key EU freedoms
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[September 09, 2015]
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made clear on Wednesday that he
would seek a "fair deal" in negotiations with Britain on its continued
EU membership but that it must maintain key freedoms, including labor
mobility.
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In an annual written statement to the European Parliament and
member states on the EU executive's priorities, he cited, among
major challenges facing the Union, "The challenge of working on a
fair deal for the United Kingdom within a European Union committed
to the four freedoms of the single market and the values which all
28 member states share."
British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking to rework terms of
membership to address, among other concerns, Britain's desire to
reduce immigration from other EU states - an issue that EU leaders
say must not conflict with citizens' freedom to work anywhere in the
bloc that they choose.
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Juncker is expected to address the British issue further in an
annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament in
Strasbourg, starting after 9 a.m. (0700 GMT).
(Reporting by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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