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Cameron: If I fail, Britain could leave Europe

Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, and Michael Gove, the chief whip, have both said that they would be prepared to leave Europe if Britain cannot secure the necessary reforms.

Speaking on the Andrew Marr show, Mr Cameron said: "If I thought that it wasn't in Britain's interest to be in the European Union I wouldn't argue for us to be in it.

"I do this job because I Iove my country, I care passionately about its future and I want it to be a strong, proud, self-governing independent nation.

"Yes, working with other European countries on trade and cooperation, maximising our influence in the world. I believe we will get what we want.

"We need to get out of ever-close union, we need proper safeguards of the single market. At the heart of this yes of course there is a right to go and work in other European countries, but it is not an unqualified right. You should not be able to move for benefits or abuse the rules.

"What I believe is right for Britain is to seek reform, get reform and get Britain to vote to stay in a reformed European Union. If people don't like that plan the only way they get to vote to get out of the European Union is if I am Prime Minister.

"If I don't achieve that, it will be for the British public to decide whether to stay in or to get out."

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EU Formally Adopts New Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine

Updated on 23:34 p.m. Moscow Time

BRUSSELS, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union on Monday officially adopted a new round of sanctions against Russia over its alleged involvement in destabilizing eastern Ukraine, a statement by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said.

"A package of further restrictive measures against Russia has been adopted by the Council today (through written procedure), deepening the targeted measures of July 31," the statement said.

According to the document, the new measures will come into force in the next few days pending the assessment of the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the peace plan.

Depending on the situation on the ground, the EU stands ready to review the agreed sanctions in whole or in part, the document said.

Reuters has earlier reported that the EU agreed in principle last week a new set of sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis.

The new sanctions list reportedly includes Russias Rosneft, Gazpromneft and Transneft energy firms, as well as state-run companies with a turnover of more than $27 billion annually.

The European Union and the United States have already imposed several rounds of economic sanctions over Moscows alleged participation in the Ukrainian conflict. The Russian side reacted by introducing a year-long ban on certain food imports from the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia and Norway.

At the EU Summit held in Brussels on August 30, European leaders urged the European Commission to create proposals for more sanctions against Russia within one week. However, the opinion of the EU member states on sanctions remained divided and the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico called on the European Union to put off imposing new sanctions against Russia.

On September 5, the representatives of Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk agreed to a ceasefire at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukrainian reconciliation in Minsk.

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EU Postpones Implementation of New Sanctions Against Russia: Agency

Updated on 08:58 p.m. Moscow Time

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union has delayed the implementation of a new round of sanctions against Russia pending talks on their possible suspension if the current ceasefire in eastern Ukraine holds, Reuters reported Monday.

According to Reuters, EU envoys are due to meet later on Monday in Brussels to decide "whether the sanctions should be first implemented and then suspended or whether they should not be implemented at all at this stage."

Reuters has earlier reported that the EU agreed in principle last week a new set of sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis.

The new sanctions list reportedly includes Russias Rosneft, Gazpromneft and Transneft energy firms, as well as state-run companies with a turnover of more than $27 billion annually.

The European Union and the United States have already imposed several rounds of economic sanctions over Moscows alleged participation in the Ukrainian conflict. The Russian side reacted by introducing a year-long ban on certain food imports from the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia and Norway.

At the EU Summit held in Brussels on August 30, European leaders urged the European Commission to create proposals for more sanctions against Russia within one week. However, the opinion of the EU member states on sanctions remained divided and the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico called on the European Union to put off imposing new sanctions against Russia.

On September 5, the representatives of Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk agreed to a ceasefire at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukrainian reconciliation in Minsk.

On September 7, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the European Union is ready to review new possible sanctions if a truce between the Kiev government and independence fighters in southeastern Ukraine holds.

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