Cameron was supposed to hold the speech in Amsterdam on Friday (18 January) but cancelled his appearance because of a terrorist attack in Algeria in which several Britons died.
In his speech, Cameron is expected to announce a re-negotiation of Britain's relationship with the EU and a referendum on the result of that re-negotiation.
According to a draft of the speech released last week, Cameron will pledge to address "a gap between the EU and its citizens which has grown dramatically in recent years and which represents a lack of democratic accountability and consent that is felt particularly acutely in Britain".
"If we don't address these challenges, the danger is that Europe will fail and the British people will drift toward the exit," he was supposed to say.
“I do not want that to happen," Cameron was to say. "I want the European Union to be a success, and I want a relationship between Britain and the EU that keeps us in it."
The initial date for the speech – today (21 January) – had to be dropped after it transpired that it is the 50th anniversary of the Elysée treaty, a friendship pact between France and Germany.
The initial date for the speech – today (21 January) – had to be dropped after it transpired that it is the 50th anniversary of the Elysée treaty, a friendship pact between France and Germany.
