欧州連合の予算会議は、緊縮財政派と投資財政派が衝突
El choque austeridad y crecimiento amenaza con hacer fracasar la cumbre
La alianza del sur, comandada por Francia, Italia y España defiende un presupuesto inversor que sirva de motor a una Europa renqueante
Luis Doncel Bruselas 7 FEB 2013 - 18:58 CET
The clash austerity and growth threatens to derail the summit
The Southern Alliance, led by France, Italy and Spain defends a budget motor inverter serving an ailing Europe
Luis Doncel Brussels 7 FEB 2013 - 18:58 CET
"It's now or never." A senior European source confided in a few days ago that the 27 EU leaders meeting in Brussels today, tomorrow and who knows if one day, closed the Union budget for the next seven years. Where failed summit held last November, was now all set to come to fruition, he said. Well, under atmosphere that reigned at the beginning of the meeting, it will be very difficult to close a deal. If it is finally achieved, will be at the expense of a negotiation that promises extended several hours. At the entrance to the Council, the leaders have done honor to his fame: Britain's David Cameron has threatened a veto if the budget does not cut enough, Germany's Angela Merkel has cooled expectations of reaching agreement and Spanish Mariano Rajoy has chosen to remain silent.
A meeting was scheduled to begin at 15.00 was postponed first to 16:30 and later at 1730. European sources claimed this afternoon that finally will begin at 20.30. These delays show the difficulty of the European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, to convince the heads of state and government of the merits of a proposal that will mean a reduction of 15,000 million euros compared to 973,000 million presented in November. Although this sum to a cut against both calling for the European Commission on the budget of the previous seven years, the rich countries they know little snip and pull the scythe promise in the coming hours.
The outlook remains unchanged from earlier this year. The Southern Alliance, led by France, Italy and Spain defends a budget motor inverter serving an ailing Europe and especially in the case of Paris and Madrid, promising to fight to not reduce agricultural subsidies, which now absorb 40% of EU money. "If to seek agreement, Europe has to abandon its common policies, put aside and ignore agriculture growth, I will not agree," forward French President François Hollande.
On the opposite side is the United Kingdom, with a conservative government that any cuts knows little and has set out to become the champion of the fight against waste of the Eurocrats. Cameron launched the ultimatum to Europe two weeks ago when he announced a referendum in which the British could leave the EU, has served to further clings to its tenets. "The figures were presented in November were too high. They should go down and if not, there will be no agreement, "he said before entering.
Angela Merkel's Germany also defends austerity, but wants to cuts as demanding as those of Cameron. How often do before important meetings, Chancellor toned down not to disappoint expectations. "The positions are very far yet. It would be desirable to reach an agreement. On one hand we save, but we must also fight unemployment, "read on entry the most powerful woman in Europe, and aims to become a sort of King Solomon between British and Southerners, though always closer to the first than the latter. Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Finland, all net contributors, accompanying Merkel in this attempt to leave Brussels with the portfolio intact.
As if things were not already complicated enough, the European Parliament will have a primary role for the first time in history. The Lisbon Treaty gave it the right to veto the multi-year budget plan, and President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, takes time repeating that prevent MEPs that the EU has between 2014 and 2020 to an amount substantially less than that of the seven previous years. The war between institutions is served.
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