<p>Cameron said he did not want to repeat an annual battle with banks over bonuses, saying they should rein in payments and support businesses at a time of slowing growth. “Its a very difficult time for the eurozone... There is real turbulence in the markets, real question marks over whether countries can deal with their debts and a big question mark over the future of the eurozone,” he said in an interview on BBC Radio 2.<br /><br />Reform of the 17-nation currency bloc is on the agenda after market turmoil spread from Greece to much larger Italy.<br /><br />Cameron has repeatedly said eurozone countries need to become more integrated. Britain is not a member of the single currency and Cameron ultimately wants to claw back some powers from the larger European Union.<br /><br />“My responsibility is of course to try and help bring about a solution to those problems,” he added.<br /><br />“But above all my priority has got to be to help keep the economy safe and to make sure, if we are going to face a difficult time... to try and come through the storm.”<br /><br />Britain is preparing contingency measures to cope with the fallout from the eurozone crisis and business secretary Vince Cable has said it is better placed than before the 2008/09 financial crisis.<br /></p>
<p>Cameron said he did not want to repeat an annual battle with banks over bonuses, saying they should rein in payments and support businesses at a time of slowing growth. “Its a very difficult time for the eurozone... There is real turbulence in the markets, real question marks over whether countries can deal with their debts and a big question mark over the future of the eurozone,” he said in an interview on BBC Radio 2.<br /><br />Reform of the 17-nation currency bloc is on the agenda after market turmoil spread from Greece to much larger Italy.<br /><br />Cameron has repeatedly said eurozone countries need to become more integrated. Britain is not a member of the single currency and Cameron ultimately wants to claw back some powers from the larger European Union.<br /><br />“My responsibility is of course to try and help bring about a solution to those problems,” he added.<br /><br />“But above all my priority has got to be to help keep the economy safe and to make sure, if we are going to face a difficult time... to try and come through the storm.”<br /><br />Britain is preparing contingency measures to cope with the fallout from the eurozone crisis and business secretary Vince Cable has said it is better placed than before the 2008/09 financial crisis.<br /></p>