As European leaders met in Brussels in an effort to save the euro, a brief look at some of the key players:
As the leader of Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel has taken the lead in setting the political agenda for the SUMMIT. Stony-faced Merkel has lectured other EU leaders about fiscal orthodoxy and the necessity of the Teutonic Nations making profligate that helped cause the financial crisis is hurting for overspending. oppose a 57-year eurobonds will mutualize all Euro zone debt nation and insisted the EU Treaty changes to enforce more budget rigor. At the Summit, he usually got his way.
The President of the French high face reelection in four months and risked his reputation on European debt crisis-handling. Sarkozy 56 years more susceptible to entreaties that dramatically in public than Merkel pragmatic. Their style clash, but their cooperation has been the key to EU decision-making in recent years. Sarkozy has recognized to be Merkel positions in recent weeks as France's own debt rating has come under pressure. Sarkozy wants to close Union but opposed to giving up National sovereignty to the EU too, the subject is particularly sensitive ahead of April elections that maybe she lost.
British Prime Minister David Cameron won the election on a promise to cut spending and organize a referendum if EU Treaty which is just about to move more power from London to Brussels. His conservatives fail to win a majority and he set up with the Liberal Democratic Party more moderate. If a change in the Treaty of the European Union who sought at the Summit, Cameron will demand the protection of the British financial services sector. The British did not use the euro, and Cameron 45 years fear get left out of decision-making if the Euro zone makes its own rules. But the difficulty of getting the Treaty ratified changes in Britain may seek a separate agreement the euro zone.
Mario Monti soft-spoken, professorial warmly embraced by all European leaders when he succeeded the scandal-ridden Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's Prime Minister last month. As a former Eu antitrust Commissioner, 68-year-old Monti have credentials as politicians may be best to get Italy's debt-laden back to financial health. He is responsible for the third-biggest economy in Europe, and by bringing the