The future of Europe, anti-crisis measures, the first report on Italy, the State-saving Fund, the revision of the treaties: the next few days will be as intense as they are crucial for understanding what the path and destiny of Europe will be. All topics will be at the center of the meetings scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday. It begins with the meeting of the Eurogroup, the "club" of the countries adhering to the euro, an important event especially for the Monti government.
Here, in fact, the Prime Minister will be called upon to explain the policies that his Executive intends to pursue in order to respect the commitments made and lead Italy out of the crisis. Monti will also have to clarify what measures he intends to adopt and how.
At the same time, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, will present the first report on Italy drawn up by the mission sent to Rome as part of the monitoring programme. This is a preliminary report which, however, "will not take into account the measures envisaged by Monti", diplomatic sources say.
In short, the conclusions of the dossier could be revised precisely in the light of what the head of government will say. In addition to the Italy chapter, the Irish and Greek issues will also be on the table at the meeting of the 17-member Europe: the fourth tranche of aid to the Dublin government and the sixth tranche to the Greek executive are on the agenda. Finally, the chapter relating to economic governance will begin to be addressed, which will then be discussed in more detail in the Ecofin meeting.
On Wednesday, the economy and finance ministers of the 27 member countries will focus on budgetary discipline, the stability bonds, and most likely the topic of the 'funding bank', the interbank financing system, will also be addressed.
Speaking of banks, on Thursday the European Commissioner for Competition and Vice-President of the EU Commission, Joaquin Almunia, will present the new rules for banks drawn up by the Brussels executive to come to the rescue of credit institutions in times of crisis.
