La France et l'Allemagne explorent des méthodes radicales pour assurer une intégration budgétaire renforcée aussi rapidement que possible au sein des pays de la zone euro. Ils sont toutefois conscients qu'il sera difficile d'obtenir le soutien nécessaire pour mettre en œuvre les modifications des traités.
Germany's original plan was to try to secure agreement among all 27 EU countries for a limited treaty change by the end of 2012, making it possible to impose much tighter budget controls over the 17 eurozone countries – a way of shoring up the region's defences against the debt crisis. But in meetings with EU leaders in recent weeks, it has become clear to both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy that it may not be possible to get all 27 countries on board, EU sources say.
Even if that were possible, it could take a year or more to secure the changes while market attacks on Italy, Spain and now France suggest bold measures are needed within weeks. As a result, senior French and German civil servants have been exploring other ways of achieving the goal, one being an agreement among just the eurozone countries.
Lire : euractiv.com
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