[REUTERS] French President Francois Hollande...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist...
reckons there is work still to be done to secure a deal at a European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
summit this week to help keep Britannia in the EU, a presidency source said after a visit by British Prime Minister
David Cameron... has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
On a final push to rally support in Europe before Thursday's summit in Brussels, which could sway Britons voting in a referendum to stay or leave the EU, Cameron met Hollande for an hour and will meet members of a wary European Parliament on Tuesday.
"There's a political will to conclude in Brussels," the French presidency source said. "There is still work to be done, especially on economic governance."
The French are seeking to limit any British right to interfere in euro zone decisions, and ensure Britannia commits to allowing further integration of the euro area, a diplomatic source said.