Britain's Cameron in Germany to pursue quest for EU changes
'Changes will benefit the EU' and Berlin too
07 January, 12:53
(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN - British Prime Minister David Cameron sought to push forward his campaign for changes to the European Union during a visit to Germany Thursday, arguing that his proposals would benefit the EU as well as Britain.
Cameron was in the Alps for a meeting of the Christian Social Union, the Bavaria-only sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. He also met Merkel at the gathering Wednesday evening.
He said that Britain, like EU heavyweight Germany, believes in the free movement of workers "but we want to make sure that ... our welfare system is not an unnatural draw to Britain." Cameron wrote in an op-ed for German daily Bild published earlier Thursday that the changes he wants "will benefit the EU too, and Germany can help deliver them." (ANSA-AP).
