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Merkel and Sarkozy meet to agree on a position towards the European Council

 The leaders of Germany and France coordinate their strategy for meeting look for a real solution to the debt crisis in the eurozone.

 
Other objectives are the reform of the treaties and replace unanimity in decisions concerning the euro by the majority.
Also on Thursday will be a meeting of the European People’s Party, which will set out its economic plans Rajoy some leaders.
 
French President Nicolas Sarkozy , will on Monday in Paris to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel , to coordinate their strategy for the European Council to be held in Brussels on Thursday and Friday with the aim of finding a real outlet crisis in the eurozone.
 
 
The working lunch Sarkozy and Merkel share occurs after both pronounce the speeches last week in their respective countries, which moved its intention to modify the treaties of the European Union (EU).
 
Sarkozy said that "Europe is not a choice but a necessity," and called for a "refounding" of the EU from the meeting between the leaders of the Franco-German synthesize many media as Merkozy , merging the names of both , is expected to go "proposals" to " ensure the future of the euro area ", according to the French President.
 
On Thursday, speaking at Toulon in southern France , Sarkozy said that " Europe is not a choice but a necessity "and called for a" refounding "of the EU.
 
This is a change of direction of the head of the French state, which initially had been reservations about the line outlined by Germany , and that part of the French media understood as a capitulation of Paris to Berlin.
 
A day later and before the Bundestag, the German upper house of parliament, Merkel stressed the desirability of amending European treaties to leave behind the debt crisis and again rejected measures such as issuing Eurobonds or more Central Bank Action (ECB) to acquire debt of countries in difficulty, as he claimed France.
 
"The crisis is not resolved at a stroke, there is no magic solution as many seem to believe. It is a process that will last for years," predicted the German chancellor, who advocated treaties introduce tougher rules and automatic penalties for those who do not meet the objectives of greater fiscal discipline.
 
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The reform of the treaties that aspire to France and Germany are also looking for a fiscal union , would be proposed to the twenty-seven EU Member States.
 
In case of rejection, seek the agreement of the seventeen countries in the eurozone, a modified equivalent but much simpler legal and hampered by drawing lots skeptical countries, such as the United Kingdom.
 
Cameron urged the EU to combat the lack of competitiveness of some of their economies to justify its refusal to reform treaty is because the British Prime Minister David Cameron , expressed his dissatisfaction with the reform of the treaties. After meeting last Friday with Sarkozy in Paris stated that he does not believe that this reform is necessary.
 
"At the end of what it is to convince the markets that the institutions of the euro will defend, protect and support the currency by every means at their disposal, but also fighting the lack of competitiveness of some European economies, "he argued Cameron.
 
One of the proposals that support Merkel and Sarkozy is to replace the unanimity required to adopt certain issues in the euro area by a qualified majority , which would facilitate decision making.
 
Among the meeting between the French president and German chancellor on Monday in Paris and the European Council which will begin with a dinner in Brussels on Thursday, will be another contact between some European leaders on Thursday in Marseille, in the context of the meeting of the European People’s Party (EPP).
 
At that event, the next president of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy , will present "the most important European leaders" their position on the economic situation , in the words of the leader of the Popular Party in Spain.
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