"I believe there should be possibilities to find solutions if all sides are willing to compromise," Merkel said of the upcoming negotiations with Britain. "Germany is in any case prepared to do that; we want to see Britain continue in the European Union."
Cameron is seeking guarantees on national sovereignty, a leaner and more efficient EU bureaucracy and limits on welfare for working EU migrants as his government prepares for a referendum before the end of 2017 on whether to remain an EU member.