BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister David Cameron and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker were to try to thrash out a deal on migrant benefits on Friday in a final push for a reform deal to keep Britain in the EU.

The European Union is expected to make its proposals on Monday in time to reach an agreement at a crunch summit in February, which would then allow Cameron to hold a referendum on membership of the 28-nation bloc in June.

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