French President Nicholas Sarkozy greets President Barack Obama upon arriving at the G20 summit in Cannes, France, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
French President Nicholas Sarkozy greets President Barack Obama upon arriving at the G20 summit in Cannes, France, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick, left, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during arrivals for a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will welcome Barack Obama of the U.S., Hu Jintao of China as well as the leaders of India, Brazil, Russia and the other members of the Group of 20 leading world economies in the city made famous by its annual film festival, but the event is far from the star turn the unpopular French leader had hoped to make six months before he faces a tough re-election vote. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf, right, speaks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during arrivals for a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will welcome Barack Obama of the U.S., Hu Jintao of China as well as the leaders of India, Brazil, Russia and the other members of the Group of 20 leading world economies in the city made famous by its annual film festival, but the event is far from the star turn the unpopular French leader had hoped to make six months before he faces a tough re-election vote. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
President Barack Obama is pictured with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a working lunch at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during arrivals for a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will welcome Barack Obama of the U.S., Hu Jintao of China as well as the leaders of India, Brazil, Russia and the other members of the Group of 20 leading world economies in the city made famous by its annual film festival, but the event is far from the star turn the unpopular French leader had hoped to make six months before he faces a tough re-election vote. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
CANNES, France (AP) ? French President Nicolas Sarkozy says European leaders cannot accept the "explosion" of the euro and cautiously welcomed Greece's decision to scrap a referendum on a hard-fought European bailout plan.
Sarkozy said European leaders will meet again Thursday night to try to work out ways to stem Europe's debt crisis.
Speaking to reporters at a summit of Group of 20 leading world economies Thursday, Sarkozy said "we cannot accept the explosion of the euro, which would mean the explosion of Europe."
The Greek prime minister's earlier idea to hold a referendum on the European plan to cut Greece's debt horrified other European nations and sparked a sharply negative reaction from world markets.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
CANNES, France (AP) ? The eurozone is scrambling for a response to the political turmoil in Greece and growing concerns over Italy.
A European official says senior officials from the eurozone will meet again Thursday night on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Cannes.
The official says the meeting will include the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain as well as representatives of the ECB, the EU and the IMF. He was speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
The eurozone is under pressure to build up firewalls to its debt crisis, which threatens to spread from Greece to the rest of Europe.
At the same time, leaders want a clear sign that Italy will implement reforms meant to save it from financial disaster.
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