Thismonthitwillconsiderlegislation to approveexpandedpowers for the EuropeanFinancialStabilityFacility (EFSF), atemporaryfund forhelpingtheindebtedeurocountries.
If they have a choice, European officials would delay any bailout until the permanent European Stability Mechanism replaces the current temporaryfund, the European Financial Stability Facility, later this year.
On the other hand, funding the rescue from the temporaryfund -- the European Financial Stability Facility -- could give difficult eurozone members like Finland a chance to ask for collateral from Spain.