2012/6/2 Spain proposes central authority for euro zone

延續前一篇貼文，今天連西班牙總理都出來喊話，認為歐元區應該成立一個中央機構，統籌歐元區各國的財政政策，並認為這是歐債問題唯一的解決方案。也就是說，各國都得讓出財政權。

Rajoy 認為 " 西班牙不是唯一有問題的國家，也不是問題最糟的國家。如果解決西班牙債務問題是非常緊急的，解決整個歐元區債務問題也同樣緊急"。

歐債風暴壓力下，可能讓歐元區國家自願放棄部份主權，反而讓歐元區朝向單一政治體最困難的部份迎刃而解，主權的整合又邁進一大步。

參考貼文 :  2012/6/2 西國銀行 歐元區自救的試驗 

June 2, 2012,  

Spain proposes central authority for euro zone

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Saturday called for the establishment of a central authority that would oversee and coordinate fiscal policy in the euro zone, according to media reports.

Rajoy said the creation of the authority would be the answer to the European debt crisis and would send a signal to investors that the single currency is irreversible, according to a report from Reuters.

“Spain is a factor in this situation, but one of many. It’s not the only one and it’s not the worst. So if it’s urgent to resolve the Spanish situation, it’s no less urgent to solve the problems of the monetary union as a whole,” Rajoy said during a televised speech, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report. “I have good reasons to say that these problems of the monetary union are going to start to be solved in not very much time.”

Rajoy acknowledged that individual nations would have to cede some of their fiscal independence to such a new authority, according to news reports.

The financial fallout of a property crash in Spain fueled the country’s economic woes. The Spanish unemployment rate rose to 24.4% in the first quarter and its economy has contracted over the past two quarters, according to Dow Jones.

Earlier this week,The Wall Street Journal reported that the International Monetary Fund started talks about a possible rescue loan for Spain. But the fund’s managing director denied the discussions were taking place. Read more: Report of Spain rescue talks boost Wall Street.

Greece, Ireland and Portugal all have needed international bailouts.

Greek voters want their financial bailout package terms revised, and want to stay in the euro zone, according to recent polls. Greeks will vote in a second parliamentary election on June 17. An election in May failed to produce a coalition government.

Amy Hoak is a MarketWatch reporter based in Chicago.