France's Sarkozy Warns Europe Risks Disintegration -- BBC
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned that "never has the risk of disintegration been greater" for Europe in a speech in Marseille.
He was addressing a gathering of European leaders of the centre right.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it would take years to overcome the crisis but "we need to have more Europe".
EU leaders are preparing for a key summit in Brussels, where they will be trying to clinch a deal on how to tackle the eurozone debt crisis.
Mr Sarkozy said Europe was in much danger.
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