Germany floats “Plan B”—a budget deal without Britain

EurActiv ^ | 23 November 2012 | (EurActiv.com)

[Olog-hai]

Germany has raised the pressure on British Prime Minister David Cameron to seek an agreement on the EU’s long-term budget at a summit in Brussels today (23 November), by floating an alternative deal that would sideline Britain and neutralize its veto. …

If confirmed today, the “Plan B” would work in two steps.

• First, EU leaders, recognizing the impossibility of finding an agreement at 27, would issue a statement at today’s meeting saying budget talks will resume in January 2013, at another summit.
• In the meantime, they would reach a political agreement on the bloc’s long-term finances—without the UK—and confirm it at the January summit. …

Berlin lawyers have scrutinized the deal in detail and believe that the move would not fall into an EU act that could be challenged before the European Court of Justice, leaving Britain isolated. …

[Olog-hai]

EU “solidarity” for you.

[aquila48]

Britain should hold the referendum and get the hell out of there.

[Lancey Howard]

lol
How long are these morons going to keep rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?

The socialists have run out of other people’s (and their children’s and grandchildren’s) money.
No matter how many times you rearrange the deck chairs, nothing will change that.
There are no more smoke and mirrors (although California could probably come up with some funny, creative new stuff).
Good grief.

[mikrofon]

Ich bin ein B-planner

[Gay State Conservative]

Britain's attitude should be...”hey,set your budget as high as you wish but when passing the hat to fund it include us out!”

[az_gila]

So there is a “veto” for the UK?

...or is it a “sort-of-veto if the others agree”?

[Charles Martel]

Ich bin ein B-planner

Not bad. Not bad at all. :-)

[timestax]

I bet Britain pulls out.

[timestax]

I bet Britain pulls out.