EU summit leaves controversial issues untouched

EU summit leaves controversial issues untouched by Ian Traynor was published in England's The Guardian. The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, has been in print since 1821, and its sister newspaper, The Guardian Weekly, circulates world-wide, making this a credible source.

     The article describes how the most recent European Union [EU] summit on Friday October 19th, 2012 failed to address the issue of stabilizing the euro, the EU's single currency. The main issue surrounding the controversy at the summit was deciding how best to formulate a new single supervisory, the European Central Bank. Disagreements between France, Germany, and Spain representatives means that it will be at least a year until the EU can tackle the european debt crisis. The European Union remains unable to currently resolve this issue and there are some important decisions that will not be dealt with until the next meeting in December.

     The author’s purpose is to inform his european audience about what is being done to confront the debt crisis in Europe. Greece is attempting to leave the EU and return to the drachma, its prior currency; however because of Greece’s debt, if they were to secede, the Central European Bank would lose a lot of money, and Spain, Italy, and Portugal would attempt to leave the union as well. Because of Ian Traynor’s use of diction and control of language, he is able to achieve his purpose. Traynor’s explanation of the events occurring at the summit uses simple yet intelligent language to help make a confusing topic uncomplicated.  This use of ethos helps the author to establish credibility with the audience.