Eindringliche Warnung - EU-Ratspräsident van Rompuy sieht die Euro-Zone in Gefahr

# Finance ministers from the 27 member states of the European Union are meeting in Brussels today amid fears for the common currency used by sixteen of them, the euro. +++LMREIN+++ The ministers, seen here arriving a short while ago, are expected to discuss the debt crisis faced by several troubled eurozone economies, especially Ireland. On Tuesday, the European Commission and the IMF said they were preparing an emergency package for Ireland, although Dublin has so far resisted pressure to request a bailout. +++LM-RAUS+++ German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has warned that weaker countries must become more competitive, but said the euro zone was not at risk.