"This really clarifies the debate and it was a gutsy move," he added.
Mr Stubb, who has previously warned Britain not to put itself on the margins, was also optimistic about the British Prime Minister's chances of achieving renegotiation with other EU members.
"There has been a lot of differentiation inside the EU over its history," he said. "A lot of countries are not in the euro, lots are not in Schengen, there are some outside defence and hundreds of directives not implemented. Of course we have stick to the bulk of it but of course we can take a few raisins out of the bun."
Last night, David Lidington, the Europe minister, said the Conservative manifesto would set out more detail on Britain's approach to clawing back powers from Brussels.
However, Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, told BBC Breakfast this morning that the Prime Minister "shouldn't start with a detailed list of items".
"We should start with a direction that says, look, what we
Mr Stubb, who has previously warned Britain not to put itself on the margins, was also optimistic about the British Prime Minister's chances of achieving renegotiation with other EU members.
"There has been a lot of differentiation inside the EU over its history," he said. "A lot of countries are not in the euro, lots are not in Schengen, there are some outside defence and hundreds of directives not implemented. Of course we have stick to the bulk of it but of course we can take a few raisins out of the bun."
Last night, David Lidington, the Europe minister, said the Conservative manifesto would set out more detail on Britain's approach to clawing back powers from Brussels.
However, Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, told BBC Breakfast this morning that the Prime Minister "shouldn't start with a detailed list of items".
"We should start with a direction that says, look, what we