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Paris, Brussels Seek Special Clause in EU Deal With UK

© REUTERS / Toby MelvilleA supporter wears a tee-shirt as he waits for Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) to speak at the launch of the party's EU referendum campaign, in London, Britain September 4, 2015
A supporter wears a tee-shirt as he waits for Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) to speak at the launch of the party's EU referendum campaign, in London, Britain September 4, 2015 - Sputnik International
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France and Belgium want to include a so-called self-destruct clause in the deal on the United Kingdom's EU membership revision to preclude possibility of further renegotiation and additional referendum if London decides to hold vote on leaving the bloc, The Financial Times reported citing diplomatic sources.

A general view of Europe House, the EU representative office to Britain, flying the flags of the United Kingdom and Europe, in London, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) On February 18-19, EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the issue of the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union, among other issues.

“The idea is to kill the idea of a second referendum,” a eurozone diplomat said as quoted by the media on Thursday.

Besides, the clause would make impossible post-referendum negotiation on the UK membership in the European Union.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking to revise the terms of his country's membership to the bloc having outlined his demands to Brussels, which center on four key issues — shifting power away from EU authorities back to the UK national legislature, exempting Britain from the EU "superstate" principle, denouncing the euro as the single official EU currency, and protecting the British economy by keeping eurozone members away from non-eurozone countries’ affairs.

On Wednesday, European Council President Donald Tusk said there were no guarantees on EU reforms demanded by London ahead of Britain’s in/out referendum scheduled to be held no later than the end of 2017.

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