"Britain has no allies if its strategy is to unilaterally seek opt-outs," says Mats Persson of Open Europe, a think-tank heeded by Conservative MPs.
It makes clear that "where appropriate" member states can seek opt-outs on behalf of parts of their territory.
In particular, we gained support for our proposal to seek opt-out consent for randomisation or follow-up using routine data; women did not see this as a threat to their rights, safety or well-being.
In some ways, the current proposal is more modest than Mr Major's, in that it seeks opt-outs only from new EU legislation.
But the ambassador, Ivan Grdesic, said seeking opt-outs from EU rules could prolong the process.
Well, there is little chance of the WTD itself being repealed, and, as any EU lawyer knows, directives are applicable across the board – there is no option to seek an opt-out from it.
Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a federal mandate to purchase health insurance, rebuking President Barack Obama's administration...With most of the vote counted, Proposition C was winning by a ratio of nearly 3 to 1...Missouri was the first of four states to seek to opt out of the insurance purchase mandate portion of the health care law that had been pushed by Obama.
Similarly, the Blair-Brown government sought an opt-out from key sections of the EU social chapter on workers' rights.
Cameron is also seeking an opt-out from the EU's founding ambition to create an "ever closer union".
Egypt joins Iran, Russia and the Vatican in objecting to the proposed language of the document, and it is reported to be seeking an "opt-out clause" that would allow it to disregard it when it conflicted with national, religious and cultural values.
Hobby Lobby, a closely held for-profit corporation sought to opt out of the contraceptive coverage featured in Obamacare on the basis of religious scruple.
