No agreement on the status of non-eurozone members was reached at ministerial level ahead of the extraordinary EU summit on Monday, diplomats told EurActiv.

...On Tuesday Bulgarian finance minister Simeon Djankov said in Brussels that his country wanted the status of observer to the 'fiscal compact' and that it had the support of Germany.

Diplomats explained that indeed, Berlin was supportive that the non-eurozone countries would have observer status, because even if they wouldn't vote, in many cases they would be supporting the German positions.

According to the draft of the 'fiscal compact' treaty, France has a larger alliance-building capacity than Germany, diplomats said.

...According to diplomats, France could "count on the full South", while Germany was at disadvantage.