Germany and other euro-zone nations are pushing for some form of burden-sharing—for instance, delaying repayments to private-sector bondholders whose debt is about to mature. The European Central Bank is opposed. Mr. Van Rompuy's meeting will include ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and EU economy commissioner Olli Rehn. Many of the attendees are scheduled to be in Brussels on Monday for a regular meeting of the group of euro-zone finance ministers, of which Mr. Juncker is chairman. The wider finance ministers' meeting, too, is expected to include the Greek problem. A senior euro-zone official called Mr. Van Rompuy's meeting a precursor to the already scheduled Monday evening meeting of euro-zone finance ministers. "There are various concerns and worries about the progress of the second bailout package [for Greece], mostly because of little progress in the private-sector involvement," said the official. "It's not moving at the expected pace." Another EU official said there are several preparatory meetings that take place before finance-ministers' gatherings, adding this is "no emergency whatsoever." Mr. Barroso's spokeswoman said he will attend his regular coordination meeting with Mr. Van Rompuy, "enlarged to other actors, as has happened in the past." Meanwhile, Italy's stock-market regulator late on Sunday introduced temporary measures aimed at curbing speculative attacks on the Milan stock market, in a move that tries to respond to a wave of selling that hit Italian bank stocks on Friday. Stocks closed down 3.5% on Friday and the spread between 10-year Italian and German bond yields reached a record 2.47 percentage points on escalating concerns that debt-laden Italy might be dragged into the European debt crisis. A group of five Italian banks underwent a stress test, the results of which will be released July 15. The new measures in Italy require market operators to disclose short-selling moves above certain levels, according to a statement released by Consob, the regulator. The measures will be effective starting Monday and will remain in force until Sept. 9, the statement said. EU leaders have agreed that some form of private-sector involvement is necessary for another emergency loan to Greece so that the burden on euro-zone taxpayers is lightened. It has been so far impossible to nail down exactly how private creditors should be involved. Ratings companies have said that efforts that leave private creditors in worse financial shape will likely compel the companies to declare Greece in default. ECB officials have said a default is unacceptable. Talks with groups of creditors have yielded few results. Charles Dallara, the head of the Institute of International Finance, a banking-industry trade group, said last week that a "selective default" by Greece need not be as dire as widely thought, if it were temporary. A selective default occurs when an issuer defaults on some of obligations but continues to service others.
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Germany and other euro-zone nations are pushing for some form of burden-sharing—for instance, delaying repayments to private-sector bondholders whose debt is about to mature. The European Central Bank is opposed. Mr. Van Rompuy's meeting will include ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and EU economy commissioner Olli Rehn. Many of the attendees are scheduled to be in Brussels on Monday for a regular meeting of the group of euro-zone finance ministers, of which Mr. Juncker is chairman. The wider finance ministers' meeting, too, is expected to include the Greek problem. A senior euro-zone official called Mr. Van Rompuy's meeting a precursor to the already scheduled Monday evening meeting of euro-zone finance ministers. "There are various concerns and worries about the progress of the second bailout package [for Greece], mostly because of little progress in the private-sector involvement," said the official. "It's not moving at the expected pace." Another EU official said there are several preparatory meetings that take place before finance-ministers' gatherings, adding this is "no emergency whatsoever." Mr. Barroso's spokeswoman said he will attend his regular coordination meeting with Mr. Van Rompuy, "enlarged to other actors, as has happened in the past." Meanwhile, Italy's stock-market regulator late on Sunday introduced temporary measures aimed at curbing speculative attacks on the Milan stock market, in a move that tries to respond to a wave of selling that hit Italian bank stocks on Friday. Stocks closed down 3.5% on Friday and the spread between 10-year Italian and German bond yields reached a record 2.47 percentage points on escalating concerns that debt-laden Italy might be dragged into the European debt crisis. A group of five Italian banks underwent a stress test, the results of which will be released July 15. The new measures in Italy require market operators to disclose short-selling moves above certain levels, according to a statement released by Consob, the regulator. The measures will be effective starting Monday and will remain in force until Sept. 9, the statement said. EU leaders have agreed that some form of private-sector involvement is necessary for another emergency loan to Greece so that the burden on euro-zone taxpayers is lightened. It has been so far impossible to nail down exactly how private creditors should be involved. Ratings companies have said that efforts that leave private creditors in worse financial shape will likely compel the companies to declare Greece in default. ECB officials have said a default is unacceptable. Talks with groups of creditors have yielded few results. Charles Dallara, the head of the Institute of International Finance, a banking-industry trade group, said last week that a "selective default" by Greece need not be as dire as widely thought, if it were temporary. A selective default occurs when an issuer defaults on some of obligations but continues to service others.
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La communauté internationale «ne peut pas sauver l'Espagne»
Mais rien n'y fait. Les marchés ne sont pas satisfaits et les Bourses dégringolent encore ce mardi matin. Les valeurs bancaires souffrent particulièrement. À Madrid, l'indice Ibex perd encore plus de 2%. La ministre espagnole de l'Économie, Elena Salgado, a estimé mardi qu'il n'était «pas logique» que l'Espagne et l'Italie soient «affectées par l'instabilité des marchés», car leurs économies sont «fortes et diversifiées». «Si nous sommes capables de transmettre la détermination que nous avons tous, les marchés devraient raisonnablement se calmer», a-t-elle ajouté.
Mais les marchés, eux, ne voient pas les choses de cette manière : «alors que la communauté internationale peut sauver la Grèce, l'Irlande et le Portugal, elle ne pourra pas sauver l'Espagne, trop important contributeur de la zone euro», a expliqué lundi Laurent Geronimi, directeur de la gestion des taux chez Swiss Life Gestion Privée.
La communauté internationale «ne peut pas sauver l'Espagne»
Mais rien n'y fait. Les marchés ne sont pas satisfaits et les Bourses dégringolent encore ce mardi matin. Les valeurs bancaires souffrent particulièrement. À Madrid, l'indice Ibex perd encore plus de 2%. La ministre espagnole de l'Économie, Elena Salgado, a estimé mardi qu'il n'était «pas logique» que l'Espagne et l'Italie soient «affectées par l'instabilité des marchés», car leurs économies sont «fortes et diversifiées». «Si nous sommes capables de transmettre la détermination que nous avons tous, les marchés devraient raisonnablement se calmer», a-t-elle ajouté.
Mais les marchés, eux, ne voient pas les choses de cette manière : «alors que la communauté internationale peut sauver la Grèce, l'Irlande et le Portugal, elle ne pourra pas sauver l'Espagne, trop important contributeur de la zone euro», a expliqué lundi Laurent Geronimi, directeur de la gestion des taux chez Swiss Life Gestion Privée.
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