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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10480

23 October 2011
SPECIAL EDITION - EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE EUROZONE OF 2 / (ae) european council
Treaty change under discussion to reform eurozone

Brussels, 23/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU leaders agreed on Sunday 23 October to discuss possible changes to the EU treaty to improve the functioning of the eurozone and, in particular, enhance budgetary discipline.

It was decided to “explore the option of limited treaty change”, stated Council President Herman Van Rompuy, who has been charged with drafting a report. Such a change cannot be made, however, without the agreement of all 27 member states, he made clear. In its conclusions,...