Hollande vows vigilance over Britain�s EU demands

AFP, PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said Thursday he would be “particularly vigilant” during talks with Britain over its EU membership to ensure the eurozone is not affected.
“The British government has made its demands... nothing is insurmountable so long as the founding principles of the union are preserved,” Hollande told a gathering of French ambassadors.
“France wants Great Britain to stay in the European Union—that’s in the interests of Europe and the United Kingdom,” he said.
“But I will be particularly vigilant so that the eurozone can continue to deepen (its integration) -- for me, that’s the essential point.”
British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to strike a deal on renegotiating its ties with Brussels at an EU summit next month, before holding a referendum on his country’s membership of the 28-nation bloc.

Hollande vows vigilance over Britain�s EU demands

AFP, PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said Thursday he would be particularly vigilant during talks with Britain over its EU membership to ensure the eurozone is not affected. The British government has made its demands... nothing is insurmountable so long as the founding principles of the union are preserved, Hollande told a gathering of French ambassadors. France wants Great Britain to stay in the European Unionthats in the interests of Europe and the United Kingdom, he said. But I will be particularly vigilant so that the eurozone can continue to deepen (its integration) -- for me, thats the essential point. British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to strike a deal on renegotiating its ties with Brussels at an EU summit next month, before holding a referendum on his countrys membership of the 28-nation bloc.