Cameron: Europe needs two budgets

The British Prime Minister pointed out that the EU budget is "a classic example where, probably, new lines should start to be drawn".
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Ažurirano: 07.10.2012. 18:05h

British Prime Minister David Cameron said that, "if necessary", he will use the right of veto on the new budget of the European Union.

The EU has started negotiations on the next budget for the period from 2014 to 2020.

Cameron also told the BBC that in the long term the EU should have two different budgets - one for eurozone member countries and one for countries outside the single currency bloc.

During 2011, Cameron used the right of veto on the EU Agreement on the coordination of budgetary policy among the members and punishing those who do not respect the fiscal rules.

Speaking on the Andrew Marr show on the first day of the Conservative Party conference, Cameron said that experience had shown that "Europeans know that I really mean what I say".

"I sat at that table - out of 27 representatives, 26 signed the agreement, and I said 'This is not in the interests of Britain, I don't care how much pressure you put on me, I will not sign'. They know I am capable of saying no and if not if we reach a good deal, I will say no again," Cameron said.

He emphasized that he will block the talks if "massive increases" are proposed in the budget or if an agreement "that does not have proper controls" is proposed.

The British Prime Minister pointed out that the EU budget is "a classic example where, probably, new lines should start to be drawn".

"I think there will come a time when there will be a need for two European budgets – one for the single currency bloc, because they intend to support each other even more, and maybe a bigger budget for the others." Cameron added that he did not think that would happen. achieve this time, but it is an indicator of the direction Europe is heading.

He also said that he is in favor of a referendum on the new definition of Britain's role in the EU, but once again rejected the possibility of holding a simple referendum "for" or "against" Britain's membership in the EU.

"The thing is that I think that the majority of the citizens of our country do not really want to leave the EU, nor to simply accept it as it is now. They want to change it".

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