Het gaat nu bijzonder snel met de ontwikkelingen op het internationale monetaire vlak. Eerst was er de aankondiging van de US Treasuries die de ‘Operation Twist’ van de Fed zal accommoderen. Nu komt de Europese president Manuel Barroso op de proppen met de opties voor de introducties van Eurobonds. Hij geeft wel mee dat Eurobonds geen onmiddellijke oplossing bieden aan de Europese schuldencrisis.

(Reuters) – The European Commission will soon present options on how the euro zone might issue bonds jointly, its President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, but warned there was no simple solution to a debt crisis that threatens Europe’s economic and political future. Speaking to the European Parliament, Barroso said Europe faced its most serious challenge in a generation. “This is a fight for the jobs and prosperity of families in all our member states. This is a fight for the economic and political future of Europe. This is a fight for what Europe represents in the world,” Barroso said. A ruling by Germany’s top court last week has made it virtually impossible for Berlin to sign up to joint euro bonds even if it wanted to, legal experts say. But the euro rose against the dollar, European shares turned positive and safe-haven German government bonds pared gains after Barroso told lawmakers the Commission, as previously promised, would shortly present the options.