France and Germany have set themselves a deadline of the end of October to reach agreement on a comprehensive package of measures to stabilise the eurozone, including the recapitalisation of European banks if they need it.
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy spelt out their determination to defend the stability of the euro as they met for a bilateral summit in Berlin, but refused to spell out any further details of their plans.
Mr Sarkozy insisted that the two leading governments in the eurozone were pursuing a common course, and were ready to announce a comprehensive package before the summit of the G20 leading global economies in France at the beginning of November.
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