Chapter 278 European Summit
After overnight contact with the heads of several major European countries, an interim European summit was held in Brussels the next day.
Leaders of various countries were busy, and it was almost impossible to gather so many heavyweights for a meeting in such a short period of time. However, in the current critical situation, the impossible becomes possible, because every country is aware of the seriousness of the situation, even Germany.
Moreover, even if the top leader is not able to attend in person, they can send their deputies, the speaker of parliament, or even the minister of foreign affairs.
When the sun rose in the early morning of the 7th, the airport in Brussels was a busy scene, with the special planes of world leaders landing here one after another, and then being picked up by high-end cars.
Although the UK is not a country that uses the euro, because it is very closely integrated with the eurozone economy and its GDP base is quite large, the UK also sent relevant envoys to participate in the whole process of saving Europe.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you should already know the seriousness of the matter!"
At the beginning of the meeting, Van Rompuy did not have the slightest nonsense, and said straight to the point, "We must reach a plan to save Europe during this time, which will be used to save the confidence of the current market." ”
This is a large conference room in the Belgian Prime Minister's Office, where European heads of state sit in rows around a large round table, with microphones and simultaneous interpretation equipment in front of them, and around the walls, images of leaders who cannot be there are projected to participate in the meeting.
Hearing Van Rompuy's words, the eyes of dozens of people present turned to German Foreign Minister Frank. Walter, suddenly his face flashed unnatural.
Frank. Walter. A middle-aged man with a typical German face. After being nominated by the Chancellor for the post of Foreign Minister, he worked hard to integrate the diplomatic resources of Germany and abroad, and he was soon promoted to Vice Chancellor of Germany for his outstanding work.
Since the massive €750 billion rescue plan was proposed, all that remains is to get it through parliamentary scrutiny. In addition to the IMF's 250 billion and the European Central Bank's 150 billion, Germany has allocated the largest amount of relief. The figure of about 30 billion euros accounts for 10% of the entire rescue plan.
Naturally, this figure has come under strong pressure in the German parliament, so much so that the parliaments of other countries have passed it one after another, and the German parliament is still quarreling over this matter. Even the current ruling CDU, it is difficult to achieve unity of opinion within itself.
It was in this context that the €750 billion rescue plan was postponed again and again until the Greek crisis erupted further.
"Prime Minister Dorothea has personally attended the meeting of the Parliament, just today!"
After being embarrassed for a while, Walter had to bite the bullet and explain. "Ever since learning about the situation in Greece and across Europe, Prime Minister Dorothea has been determined to personally push for the implementation of the rescue plan as soon as possible. She has now personally persuaded members of parliament to try to adopt the programme later today. ”
"Are you sure?"
The French Foreign Minister Fabius, who was beside him, frowned and asked unhappily, "Will you really be sure that this plan will be approved later?" ”
Fabius, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of France. He was older, and his hair and eyebrows were gray. But even with the precipitation of deep years, it still can't change his irritable temper.
"Absolutely!"
As the two pillar countries of the eurozone. France has always been world-renowned for its inclusivity, so when this plan was introduced in the French parliament. It was quickly adopted.
Speaking of numbers, France has received no less than Germany. However, seeing that the parliamentarians of neighboring countries were so calculating and disregarding the overall situation, Fabius, as the foreign minister, was naturally resentful, and he spoke a little politely at the moment.
Walter naturally heard the dissatisfaction in the other party's words, and naturally did not give the other party a good face, and responded unceremoniously and forcefully at the moment. "How can we sit idly by when the crisis has affected Germany's capital markets, or investor confidence?"
"Alright, alright!"
Seeing that everyone showed signs of vindictiveness, Fan Longpei hurriedly played a round game. "As long as this plan can be successfully passed, I believe that the confidence of the market will recover a lot today."
"But ......"
Although everyone believes in the ability of the female chancellor of Germany, if she goes out in person, she will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, but everyone's hearts are still heavy, because even if she can get through it smoothly this time, what about the next time?
Barroso opened his mouth to express his worries, but when he looked at the faces of the people around him, he swallowed the words back when they reached his lips.
"In addition to these, I hope that after the gentlemen go back, they will sort out an accurate figure, and in the next six months to a year, the funds needed by governments and the possible deficits will be synchronized to the data terminal of the ECB."
"The flight of funds and state spending can change at any time, and perhaps 750 billion euros will not guarantee adequate assistance to these countries, so we need to be prepared for everything," Van Rompuy advised. The ECB is also preparing to inject sufficient liquidity into the market at any time. ”
"See the move, gentlemen!"
There was no rest all night, and Fan Longpei was also tired and half dead, and after saying this, he sighed and said helplessly.
"No way!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, it caused an uproar.
For a country like Belgium, they are not a strong country and cannot dominate any international situation, and most of the time they follow the changes in the international situation. But for Britain, Spain, Germany, and even France, they are either superpowers now, or superpowers in history, and they have all guided the world for a while, and now it is clear that this situation is not what they want to see.
In other words, the European Community was originally established to eliminate the loss of trade between countries due to exchange rate conversion, but soon became one of the world's largest economies. The leaders of these countries have ambitions to use the euro to compete with the dollar and seize the right to issue world currencies. In this case, Van Rompuy's statement is clearly not in line with the minds of the rest of the people present.
"The whole thing is already clear!"
Fabius said without hesitation, "It is entirely the United States that directs their investment banks and rating agencies to play tricks in order to pass on the crisis." But it doesn't matter. Now they have also been affected, and I believe they should understand the truth that there are no eggs under the nest. ”
"Yes!"
Italian Foreign Minister Mogherini chimed in, "Just yesterday, Moody's published a rating report on the Italian banking sector. Of course, it's not just the Italian banking sector, but also the UK, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. ”
Mogherini, Italy's youngest foreign minister. He was burly and handsome. If you don't work in politics, you should devote yourself to the film industry. He is definitely capable of being a great actor.
That's what a lot of people think, at least in Italy.
As he spoke, he looked at the faces of the named heads of state, and after seeing that the faces of the other party were all sinking, his heart was naturally overjoyed, and he continued to provoke, "I vaguely saw a huge conspiracy. This is not just for us in Italy, but for the whole of Europe. Conspiracy against the euro. ”
"Even for the sake of the euro, we have to do something."
He then suggested. "At least we can talk to the U.S. side, and maybe Huaxia can also consider it. Unite the forces of the people to issue a statement to stabilize the market and tie them together with us. ”
"Yes!"
Walter's eyes lit up and he said happily, "Even if they have the heart to target us." It is impossible to continue so blatantly. As long as we tie them together, they can get a chance to prove themselves to the market, and on the other hand, we can deceive some investors and cover up the contradictions between the two sides, and I believe they will be more than happy to do so. ”
"Yes. Without further ado, it's now! ”
Strong execution has always been a typical German virtue, and it is not surprising that Walter is responsible for this. When he cleared his mind, he quickly suggested.
But there was silence in his answer.
According to the principle of reciprocity, in the current situation, most of them are at best able to speak to the US foreign minister, and even if they talk to the US president, they are not qualified to discuss such a matter.
Even Fan Longpei himself may not have this qualification. Unless he has the authorization of all European countries, then he can negotiate with the American side in an open and open manner.
Soon, everyone figured out this truth, and immediately exchanged glances tacitly, and left the table one after another to look for the phone, they needed to get domestic authorization as soon as possible.
Fifteen minutes later, the last person at the level of foreign minister also returned to the room and nodded to Fan Longpei, who was looking forward to it, and everyone was now relieved that this matter had finally come to pass.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Van Rompuy dialed the hotline of the American side. After explaining the pros and cons, Van Rompuy quietly waited for the other party's response.
Naturally, the negotiations with the American side were very smooth, and the black president not only happily agreed to the request of the European side, but also took the initiative to suggest that the two sides sign a series of currency swap agreements, including the euro, the British pound and other major European currencies, to support the current Europe, and the two sides ended the telephone talks in a hello and I hello atmosphere.
A black president can't tear his face with Europe at the moment, and never will. Although the two sides have been fighting openly and secretly in private, they still maintain sufficient friendship and peace on the surface.
"A hypocrisy!"
After Fan Longpei hung up the phone, his face showed hatred.
In this way, the United States has basically cleared all the responsibility for causing this crisis, and has also played the role of savior, consciously or unconsciously. But now the European powers don't have the heart to compete for the limelight, what they need now is a smooth approval of the entire rescue plan by the German parliament.
"Why don't you also have a phone call with Huaxia?"
While everyone was waiting with nothing to do, Italian Foreign Minister Mogherini suggested, "If you make a statement with them or even Japan, I believe it will be far more powerful than a single statement!" ”
As soon as he said this, everyone couldn't help but look at him even more impressed, because it was he who proposed to issue a joint statement with the United States before, and it seems that in addition to his appearance, this person's ability in international politics is also very strong.
Naturally, no one could refuse such a proposal.
Van Rompei, who was fully authorized, quickly dialed the hotlines between Huaxia and Tokyo, and unsurprisingly, both sides agreed happily. For no other reason, their own country's capital market has also been severely affected by this round of European debt crisis. (To be continued.) )
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