就在布鲁塞尔欧洲峰会举行前夕，德国敦促其欧洲伙伴同意动用更多经济主权。Chris Morris在柏林报道。

Germany is now pushing the idea that a new and powerful currency commissioner should be created for the euro-zone with real power to determine the shape and scope of national budgets. The Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has set out an ambitious negotiating position, a full fiscal union which would demand convention to be set up next year to change EU treaties. Many Euro-zone countries clearly disagree, they believe there are other priorities that should be addressed first and progress that can be made within existing treaties.

德国目前在推动这样的观点，即为欧元区建立一个全新的强大的货币事务专员，赋予其实权来决定国家预算的形态和规模。财政部长萧伯乐制定了野心勃勃的谈判立场，这是一个全面的财政联盟，要求明年开会改变欧盟协议。欧元区许多国家明确表示反对，它们认为还有很多急需解决的大事，在目前的协议下可以取得很多进展。

Uruguay has become the second country in Latin America after Cuba to legalize abortion. In a narrow vote the Uruguayan senate has approved legislation that allows women to have an abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The measure was only approved after politicians reached a compromise criticized by pro-abortion campaigners. President Jose Mujica needs to sign the bill into law but he's already said he supports it.