British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the rules that determine who will be able to vote in the referendum on the country's membership in the EU and according to which the majority of EU citizens living in Britain will not have the right to vote.
Cameron's office said that only those who have the right to vote in national elections in Britain, members of the Upper House of Parliament and citizens of Gibraltar will be able to vote in the referendum, which should be held at the end of 2017, Reuters reported.
"This is a big decision for our country, which relates to the future of the United Kingdom. That is why we think it is important that the British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens are the ones who decide," said an unnamed source from Cameron's office.
The British Prime Minister intends to visit the capitals of Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Poland and Germany next Sunday, where he will present to the leaders his position that the EU needs to be reformed.
Cameron hopes to speak personally to all the leaders of the 27 EU member states before the European Council meeting at the end of June where he is expected to outline his reform plan in more detail.
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