Angela Merkel has risked angering leaders across Europe after backing major constitutional changes to the EU designed to prevent another Greek-style crisis for the Euro.
European leaders all claimed to be satisfied as they headed home from their latest summit having agreed a €22bn emergency rescue package for Greece. But before leaving, the German Chancellor floated the possibility of altering the EU treaty, a prospect that will fill many governments with dread.
It is only six months since the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, when leaders vowed they would not go through the bruising process of signing off another major constitutional document for a decade.
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