FRANKFURT, Nov 26, 2011 (Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- Germany and France want to force through a new "euro stability treaty" by the start of next year, and are considering bypassing the European Commission to accelerate the process, Germany's Bild newspaper reports Saturday, without saying where it got the information.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will present their plans at the next European Union summit on Dec. 8- Dec. 9, Bild reports.
The pair are considering framing the new stability pact as a treaty between national states, similar to the initial Schengen agreement that reduced restrictions on movement within the EU. That would speed up the process and reduce resistance from sceptical member states, the newspaper writes.
Merkel and Sarkozy want to bypass the European Commission if necessary, Bild reports.
At a meeting in France Thursday, Sarkozy, Merkel and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said they would present a plan ahead of the next meeting of European leaders on Dec. 9, including proposals to grant Brussels oversight and disciplinary powers over national budgets that exceed euro-treaty restrictions on public debt and deficits.
-By Tom Fairless, Dow Jones Newswires,
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