Cameron Unworried By Britain's Europe Isolation

Britain should be relaxed about being "out of the room" when Europe discusses euro zone issues, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, dismissing any prospect of signing up to a new treaty with other EU states to enforce stricter budget controls, Reuters reported. Cameron infuriated other European Union members last month and sparked speculation about Britain's place in the bloc it joined in 1973 by blocking an EU treaty change and forcing euro zone countries to negotiate a fiscal accord outside the Union. All EU countries other than Britain now plan to sign a treaty outside the full EU framework at a summit on January 30. Cameron had not seen a shift in position by other EU countries that would allow Britain to sign a treaty with them. Read more.