but the deal itself about whether the thing can work and can be done in time. >> steve evans. angela merkel will be very pleased. news has just come in of the general secretary of the f.d.p., the coalition party with angela merkel's christian democrats, has resigned, somewhat unexpectedly, and that is seen as being linked to the eurozone rescue move, some question of a referendum. so more actions clearly there in germany. >> we've had enough reaction from them in the past on prices going up, down, supply, up, down. >> actually, today could be a good day, because they're meeting as you and i speak. we're talking about the organization of the petroleum exporting countries. they're apparently going to set their target, their production limits really for the first time in three years, which is very important. they're also going to settle an argument over output levels, and apparently it's going to go in saudi arabia's favor. we got to remember that saudi arabia is the central banker basically of the oil market, and it's been pushing for keeping its levels sort of higher, its produ

first steve evans in berlin says angela merkle's speech was ambiguous. >> very loud and clear fiscal union would involve treaty changes. there would be no bailing out. no common liability or collective paying of debts while countries control their own taxation and spending. so she's moving or wants to move towards a much more unified europe rather than move away from that. and she's certainly moving away from any type of collective moving of the tab. we don't know whether this is political mood music, i hate the phrase, but whether quietly policy is being changed to deal with more funds and that's the suggestion some people in the markets are making, but there was absolutely no indication of more money available or a change in her stance. >> the speech was well received as i suppose you may expect, but how do you think those messages are going down among germans at this point? they feel the weight of the euro bearing down on them day in and day out, don't they? >> i think it's just the right message for the german people. but having said all that. she has been criticized by even thos

we can go live now to paris and berlin to join steve evans in berlin. the most important words today have come from german chancellor angela merkel. is it seem like she is now convinced that she can push through a significant eu change to get this fiscal union? >> she is certainly talking that way, but you're absolutely right. you don't do these things overnight. she is not talking about a big, blockbuster negotiation for the full european union. she's talking about tweaking treaties within the eurozone. you think of the shanghai agreement, which is in agreement about who can cross borders. it was negotiated over the years, but relatively painless. she wants the same kind of treaty. the question really is, everybody thinks that nell is the time when the eurozone is -- that now is the time when the eurozone is either safe or shattered. these treaties will take a long time. what is going on? her language and the substance even does not seem to have changed very much. >> the immediate urgency in this situation. the markets are looking for some sort of cert