David Cameron has urged European leaders to take a “big bazooka” approach to resolving the eurozone crisis, warning they have just a matter of weeks to avert economic disaster.
The UK prime minister wants France and Germany to bury their differences and to adopt before the end of the year what he claims would be a decisive five-point plan to end the uncertainty, which was having a “chilling effect” on the world economy.
Mr Cameron’s comments came as Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy spelt out on Sunday their determination to defend the stability of the euro as they met for a bilateral summit in Berlin, although they refused to spell out details of their plans.