Osborne :Eurozone crisis 'real danger' to all Europe

The eurozone crisis is "a real danger" to all Europe's economies, including Britain, said Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as he arrived for crunch EU talks urging a quick fix to the crisis. "What we're going to be arguing for at this meeting is a comprehensive solution to this crisis. We've had enough of short-term measures, sticking plaster that just gets us through the next few weeks." As concern mounts that Europe's troubles threaten to drag down the entire world economy, Osborne said: "The crisis of the eurozone is a real danger to all of Europe's economies, including Britain." "We need to address the root causes of the problem with a lasting solution that will help all of Europe's economies." Osborne made the statements on arriving for talks between the European Union's 27 finance ministers, held a day after the 17 ministers of the eurozone countries made a mini breakthrough, agreeing to unlock much needed aid for Greece. Saturday's ministerial talks are being held on the eve of a Sunday summit and hours before President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Brussels for crunch talks to smoothe rifts between Paris and Berlin, holding up a lasting solution to the worsening two-year crisis.