EU's Tusk to meet Cameron, UK deal proposal seen next week

EU president Donald Tusk will meet British Prime Minister David Cameron in London late Sunday, with proposals by Brussels for a reform deal to keep Britain in the union expected early next week, officials said.

Cameron is holding a series of meetings with key European leaders as talks on his demands gather pace before a crunch summit next month, and a possible referendum in June.

"Tusk will meet PM Cameron in London Sunday evening," a spokesman for the EU president said yesterday.

"The purpose of the meeting will be a discussion before (Tusk) finalises his proposal covering all four (British reform demands). The proposal is expected to be tabled early next week," he said.

Cameron's spokesman said the British leader would have a "working dinner" with Tusk at his 10 Downing Street residence.

Cameron will also meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on February 12 in Hamburg, the spokesman said.

These meetings are "further evidence of the desire to continue the renegotiations to work towards getting that best possible deal for the British people.