Holland: there is no way to reduce the power of the European Union

Holland: there is no way to reduce the power of the European Union

French President Francois Hollande, that there is no room to reduce the power of the European Union (EU) in order to allow Britain to retain its membership.

This came on the sidelines of his visit to the Grenoble area Commenting on the invitation of British Prime Minister David Cameron to implement radical reforms in the European Union and promised to hold a referendum on British membership.

Holland said: "What I say on behalf of France and as a European is that it is not possible to bargain for Europe to conduct this referendum."

The French president added that Europe "must be taken as it is, can help them to develop tomorrow, but we can not ask curtailed or scaled for the survival of Britain."

And announced spokeswoman French government survives Vallo Belkacem earlier Wednesday, the French president expressed hope, during the meeting of the Council of Ministers, to remain Britain within the European Union, while promised British Prime Minister David Cameron to organize a referendum on the subject by 2017 .

Belkacem indicated that membership in the EU represents the duties, including solidarity.