Germany Chancellor David Cameron said a core group of states should press on with eurozone integration to fight the debt crisis . Merkel 's comments ran counter to Berlin Prime Minister Angela Merkel 's call for short-term crisis measures . Only hours before Mr Cameron 's visit to the federal chancellery , Germany 's chancellor said nations `` in a currency union have to move closer together '' , reinforcing the shift to `` a multi-speed Europe '' which began with the introduction of the single currency . U.K. perceives a contradiction between the U.K. 's refusal to agree to new the finance ministry fiscal rules amid its calls for more intervention .
Germany Chancellor David Cameron said a core group of states should press on with eurozone integration to fight the debt crisis . Merkel 's comments ran counter to Berlin Prime Minister Angela Merkel 's call for short-term crisis measures . U.K. perceives a contradiction between the U.K. 's refusal to agree to new the finance ministry fiscal rules amid its calls for more intervention .