A more "integrated" Europe

France and Germany want to impose a new Treaty in March with rules against the deficit much tougher to deal with the crisis of debt in the eurozone and punishment to the offenders.

Thus announced it French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of a rematch "crucial" in the Palace of the Elysée, French presidential headquarters, yesterday Monday that marks the beginning of a week of crucial to the survival or death of the euro.

"The Franco-German agreement is the most complete" as possible, said Sarkozy, before adding that "we want the disturbance which led to the (current) situation can not play in any case". "We must regain confidence above all" markets, said Merkel in turn. The details of the commitments made by Franco-the German axis, which has become the engine of the euro zone, relegating the rest of the partners to mere comparsas u000awill translate into a letter be sent tomorrow Wednesday to the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, who will be responsible in turn submit them to the leaders of the European Union (EU) the Thursday night.

Sarkozy and Merkel want a "new Treaty" of the EU for its 27 countries or in their absence, to the 17 that make up the euro area and to which States could join voluntarily.

The two leaders want to make reforms quickly, "between now and March". Sarkozy is even favourable to the adoption of an "agreement in principle already on Friday" at the Brussels Summit, "on the basis of this agreement franco - German".

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