BERLIN – The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone’s two biggest economies, said Sunday they have reached an agreement about how to strengthen Europe’s shaky banking sector amid the region’s debt crisis.
“We are determined to do the necessary to ensure the recapitalization of Europe’s banks,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel following talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Berlin.
A “comprehensive response” to the eurozone’s debt crisis will be finalized by month’s end, Sarkozy said at Berlin’s chancellery.
However, both leaders declined to name a price tag for the new measures or elaborate further.
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