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ARTICLE · 19 FEBRUARY 2016

Brexit: Proposal Of Settlement

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has proposed a new settlement of the United Kingdom within the European Union.

European UnionGovernment, Public Sector

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has proposed a new settlement of the United Kingdom within the European Union.

The proposal comes in response to a round of negotiations by Prime Minister Cameron, raising UK concerns ahead of the upcoming EU membership referendum ("Brexit"). The stated goal of Mr. Tusk's proposal is to address the issues raised by Mr. Cameron, while maintaining principles of the European project.

The proposal touches on four "baskets" of concern raised by the UK in Mr. Cameron's latest negotiation talks: economic governance, competitiveness, sovereignty, and immigration (social benefits and free movement). Mr. Tusk concedes that for the proposal to be successful all parties will have to compromise.

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