"Britons not happy with current status"
The prime minister and the president met at Chequers this week in an effort to reach an understanding.
Leaked reports of a closer political union between France and Germany have been reported by French newspaper Le Monde, sparking calls from British Eurosceptics that a reformed relationship with the EU could be done without treaty change. But Juncker has made it clear he is against this.
A No 10 spokesman said that "The prime minister underlined that the British people are not happy with the status quo and believe that the EU needs to change in order to better address their concerns…Mr Juncker reiterated that he wanted to find a fair deal for the UK and would seek to help.
"They talked through the issue at some length in the spirit of finding solutions to these problems. They agreed that more discussion would be needed, including with other leaders, on the best way forward."
Britain has fiercely debated its relationship with Europe for decades. Those who are in favour of staying argue that it is common sense, that business and growth thrive within the union and that jobs and the economy would be severely hampered if Britain were to leave the EU.
But those against close ties with the EU, known as Eurosceptics, say that immigration is out of control thusly creating a poor job market and a driving down of wages. UKIP’s only MP Douglas Carswell said "We now know he's not seeking treaty change and none of the new deal that he is looking for will apply specifically to Britain... none of it is going to fundamentally change our relationship with Europe."
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