欧盟领导人举行峰会讨论债务危机

Leaders of the 27 nations that make up the European Union will gather in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at solving the bloc\'s debt crisis.
 
The bloc\'s focus has shifted from austerity to pro-growth policies since the election of Socialist Francois Hollande as president of France and the political stalemate in Greece, where voters rejected the political parties that agreed to severe budget cuts in exchange for a financial bailout package.
 
Mr. Hollande\'s influence is at odds with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led the austerity drive since the debt crisis began.
 
On the eve of the summit, the European Parliament agreed to a pilot program that would use nearly $300 billion of so-called project bonds in 2012 and 2013 to finance about $5.8 billion of investment projects.
 
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy says no idea is "taboo" (( unacceptable )) for Wednesday\'s forum, and that long-term solutions should be explored. Among the ideas expected to be raised are issuing so-called eurobonds, under which wealthier European nations would guarantee the borrowing costs of financially struggling nations. Ms. Merkel is adamantly opposed to eurobonds, a stance shared by Finland, The Netherlands and Austria.
 
Leaders at the summit may also consider assisting large and troubled European banks like those in Spain that are struggling during the economic crisis.
 
But no major decisions are expected to be made until another summit in late June, shortly after Greece holds a new round of elections.

欧盟27个成员国领导人星期三在布鲁塞尔举行会议，讨论如何解决欧盟债务危机。
 
自从法国社会党的奥朗德当选总统，以及希腊选民不支持那些同意大幅削减预算以换取财政救援的政党而形成政治僵局后，欧盟现在政策的重点已经从紧缩开支向促进增长转变。
 
奥朗德的主张和德国总理默克尔相抵触。自从欧债危机爆发以来，默克尔一直在推动紧缩开支的政策。
 
在这次峰会召开前夕，欧洲议会同意一项试行计划，这项计划将在2012年和2013年动用将近3千亿美元的所谓的项目债券，来资助大约58亿美元的投资计划。
 
欧盟理事会主席范龙佩表示，在星期三的会议上，没有建议是不可接受的，而且应该研究长期的解决办法。预料会提出的建议之一是，发行所谓的欧洲债券。按照这项计划，欧洲的富裕国家将保证财政困难国家的借贷成本。德国总理默克尔坚决反对发行欧洲债券，她的立场得到芬兰、荷兰和奥地利的支持。
 
峰会领导人还可能考虑援助陷入困境的欧洲大银行，例如在经济危机中陷入困境的西班牙银行。
 
但是在下一次于6月底再次举行峰会前，也就是希腊刚刚举行新一轮选举后不久，不会做出重要决定。