Athens does not support the United Kingdom’s possible exit from the European Union, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Thursday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is presenting his case for EU reforms to the European Council today. The prime minister has repeatedly said that the United Kingdom would only remain in the bloc if the European Union implemented reforms.
“So, today we have a lot of things to discuss, not only about refugee issues, also about Brexit, but I think that this is not time for exits in Europe, it’s time for more cooperation,” Tsipras said, arriving at the summit of European leaders in Brussels.
London is looking to curb social benefits for EU migrants, for more powers to be granted to the bloc members’ national parliaments, greater protections for non-euro countries in the bloc, measures to strengthen the European single market, and to ensure that the United Kingdom is not obliged to adhere to the EU’s commitment to an “ever closer union.”
If David Cameron fails to renegotiate the conditions of his country’s EU membership, it could dramatically influence how UK voters vote on their country’s potential exit from the European Union, a poll found Wednesday.
Failure to secure protection for the City against Eurozone financial institutions ganging up on London and introduce a ban on in-work benefits for EU migrants, would see only 45 percent voting to remain in the bloc and 48 percent supporting a Brexit.
However, according to the poll, if Cameron achieved his demands, 65 percent of voters said they would vote to remain in the bloc.
