German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a core group of states should press on with eurozone integration to fight the debt crisis . Berlin 's comments ran counter to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron 's call for short - term intervention measures . Berlin saw a contradiction between the EU 's refusal to agree to new EU fiscal rules amid its calls for more intervention .
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said a core group of states should press on with eurozone integration to fight the debt crisis . Merkel 's comments ran counter to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron 's call for short-term crisis measures . Berlin perceives a contradiction between the U.K. 's refusal to agree to new EU fiscal rules amid its calls for more intervention .