Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves his official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, on his way to the Houses of Parliament to address lawmakers, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves his official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, on his way to the Houses of Parliament to address lawmakers, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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In this video grab, from left to right, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne during Prime Minister's Questions, in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013. Top executives have warned British Prime Minister David Cameron that he could damage Britain’s economy if he seeks to renegotiate the terms of its membership of the 27-country European Union. In a letter published in the Financial Times Wednesday, Virgin Group’s Richard Branson, London Stock Exchange head Chris Gibson-Smith, WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell and seven other business leaders challenged Cameron’s plan to renegotiate the U.K.’s membership terms of the 27-country EU and put the matter to a referendum. (AP Photo/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2012 photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard talks to media in Bali, Indonesia. Leaders of two of the closest longtime allies of the United States have been quick to express sympathy over a shooting rampage that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, at a Connecticut elementary school. Gillard said in a statement Saturday that her country shares America's shock at what she called "this senseless and incomprehensible act of evil." (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)
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In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, a police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE, SHANNON HICKS
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A U.S. flag flys at half-staff as vehicles drive on Main Street in downtown Newtown, Conn., as the sun rises the morning after a gunman opened fire inside a nearby elementary school, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. The man allegedly killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside the Sandy Hook Elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Crosses are set at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in memory of the school shooting victims in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A cross and a U.S. flag are set at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, in memory of the school shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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In this image made from video, a group of people believed to be hostages kneel in the sand with their hands in the air at an unknown location in Algeria. Algerian de-mining teams were scouring a gas refinery on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 that was the scene of a bloody four-day standoff, searching for explosive traps left by the Islamist militants who took dozens of foreigners hostage. The siege left at least 23 captives dead, and the American government warned that there were credible threats of more kidnapping attempts on Westerners. (AP Photo/Ennahar TV) ALGERIA OUT, TV OUT
Cameron to deliver Europe speech Wednesday
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prime Minister
David Cameron will deliver his long-awaited speech on the U.K.'s future in Europe on Wednesday.
The speech, billed as one of Cameron's most important as prime minister, was due to take place last week in the Netherlands but was delayed because of the hostage crisis in Algeria.
Cameron's office said Monday that the prime minister will deliver the speech in central London on Wednesday.
He has insisted that Britain should remain within the 27-country European Union, but indicated that he will suggest in the speech renegotiating the terms of its membership.
That has prompted a chorus of concern from around the world stressing the importance of Britain's presence in the EU and warning of the consequences of a potential exit from the bloc.
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