Cameron to press Hollande over EU at UK-France summit / Cameron and Hollande differ over reforms to EU

Preview and reports of an Anglo--French summit in London, 31 January 2014 hosted by United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron and attended by French President François Hollande.

The UK-France Summit 2014 focused on co-operation on foreign affairs, defence and security, nuclear energy and space.

Politically, they were dominated by David Cameron encouraging President Hollande to back European Union reform.

However, EurActiv reported that sources close to Hollande said that he was strongly against rewriting the EU treaties to suit Britain's domestic political agenda and that Mr Cameron's push for deregulation was 'toxic'.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 31.01.14: Britain, France set to clash over EU reform plans at summit http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/britain-france-set-clash-eu-refo-news-533169

EUObserver, 31.01.14: Anglo-French summit to agree on defence but not EU reform http://euobserver.com/news/122944

France24, 31.01.14: Cameron and Hollande meet to discuss defence, EU reform http://www.france24.com/en/20140131-cameron-hollande-defence-eu-reform-summit/

The Guardian, 31.01.14: David Cameron and François Hollande head for EU clash http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/31/david-cameron-francois-hollande-eu-summit

BBC News, 30.01.14: Britain-France ties: How cordial is the entente? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25959465

UK: Gov.uk: News story: UK-France Summit 2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-france-summit-2014

France24, 31.01.14: Changes to EU treaty ‘not a priority’ for France, Hollande tells Cameron http://www.france24.com/en/20140131-negotiation-eu-treaty-france-hollande-britain-cameron/

Blog: Open Europe, 31.01.14: Rien à voir ici? Hollande says treaty change is "not the priority" for France, but... http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/anglo-french-defence-summit-dominated.html

Deutsche Welle, 31.01.14: Hollande and Cameron disagree on EU reform in England http://dw.de/p/1B0UN

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