United Kingdom June 23 referendum to decide whether exit EU concessions before

The guardian, February 20, United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the United Kingdom referendum will be held on June 23, decide the country's future in the European Union. Scholars argue against Spring Festival practice

According to Xinhua News, local time on February 19 for a two-day EU Summit ended, after marathon talks, the European Union and United Kingdom on February 19 on the EU reform treaty deal, agreed to United Kingdom in the European Union have "special status".

After 30 hours of talks, EU make concessions showed "retain" United Kingdom the wishes of the other hand, the United Kingdom's future in the European Union by the United Kingdom public decisions.

Painstakingly negotiated agreement

Although the agreement does not directly involve United Kingdom will stay, but to strive for the "swing" of United Kingdom citizens is very important.

In recent days, the United Kingdom and the European Union begin intensive consultations to reach this agreement. February 19 to reach agreement has the force of law, including the future of the European Union in financial management, mobility and social welfare, sovereignty should be carried out reform measures.

"For the EU, we are willing to sacrifice some interests. "The Presidency of the European Council, Mr tusk said after the meeting. He said negotiations deadlocked nervous, but thankfully is never far from the leaders to the negotiating table.

Mr Cameron said he will on February 20 to United Kingdom Cabinet introduction agreement and to seek support. Public opinion analysis, the results of both sides to make concessions to reach an agreement.

Why a referendum in advance

United Kingdom in Europe, but do not consider themselves European, which ranked the EU's second-largest economy, but does not belong to the Schengen area, the euro area. United Kingdom there has been doubt in Europe, "exit" sound and planned in 2017 at the latest before the end of the referendum on whether to stay in the EU.

Media analysts believe that Cameron will probably United Kingdom referendum earlier in June this year, released by the reform agreement to use the positive signal, push people choose to stay in the EU. Therefore, the agreement called the opening shot in a referendum, "". Mr Cameron today (February 20) that time has proved media analysis.

Mr Cameron said after the meeting, now really is the time to add new risks to the population and economic? I think the United Kingdom was not appropriate. In the reform of the European Union, United Kingdom will be stronger, more secure, more prosperous, so I will try to persuade the United Kingdom citizens remaining in the EU.

If the United Kingdom "from Europe", United Kingdom economic and trade activities will not be subject to the European Union, United Kingdom would save nearly £ 10 billion a year (about 14.4 billion US dollars) EU budget of "assessed", on the United Kingdom nearly half of the trade, and rely on the European Union, millions of jobs are closely related to the EU.

Most European Union leaders felt the Summit or a historical turning point for EU integration. Member States rely on a referendum to decide whether to stay in unprecedented in history, United Kingdom if you "exit" will give Europe after World War II "increasingly close Alliance" aspirations and ideas come to naught.

Polls show that many United Kingdom over whether to stay in the European Union swing attitude. Ruling Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats and the labour party tends to stay in the EU, only the United Kingdom Independence Party publicly support the United Kingdom out of the EU.

Mr tusk said: "I am confident that the United Kingdom and the EU need each other, both out of the relationship and the common interests, we have to do whatever we can to avoid this happening, but the final decision is in the United Kingdom people. "