In Brussels, negotiations on the place of Great Britain in the EU continue

Among the two main issues of the summit’s agenda is the most difficult - about the membership of Great Britain in the EU

In Brussels last night, negotiations at the highest level on the future participation of Great Britain in the European Union continued. The Chairman of the European Council Donald Tusk informed reporters about the achievement of "some progress", which was evaluated by the press as preservation of disagreements.

Tusk made his announcement about 2 hours 40 minutes of Friday in the Brussels time, after which he and the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker headed for bilateral meetings at British Prime Minister David Cameron, France President Francois Hollande and the head of government of the Czech Republic Boguslav Sobotka. The Czech prime minister represents at the current summit the interests of the Eastern European countries that are part of the EU.

The results of negotiations that will become known on Friday in the afternoon will affect the outcome of the referendum in the UK about the future membership of the kingdom in the European Union. Among the "stumbling stones" the position of London on questions about the abolition of benefits for labor migrants, the desire of Great Britain to achieve the right for national parliaments to block pan -European laws.

The day before, the first meetings of the summit, which began on Thursday, were devoted to discussing the crisis problems associated with the influx of refugees to Europe. The BBC notes that on the issue of refugees, European countries were able to reach agreements, and there is no compromise with the UK.