BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Britain will remain an important member of the European Union despite refusing to join a new treaty aimed at solving the problems that led to the eurozone debt crisis.
Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron blocked Merkel's push to bring all 27 EU members together for treaty changes. That left London isolated.
But Merkel told German lawmakers Wednesday that, while she regrets the decision, "it is beyond doubt for me that Great Britain will in future continue to be an important partner in the European Union."
She added: "Great Britain is a reliable partner for Europe not just in questions of foreign and security policy; Great Britain is also this partner in many other questions — in competitiveness, in the internal market, for trade, for climate protection."
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