Monday, March 10, 2014  Three examples of EU madness  From the
Open Europe news summary of March 10, 2014:        Thursday,
March 6, 2014  Multiple examples of what is wrong with the EU
From today's Open Europe news summary:  1. Brussels proposes
revamped €11bn aid package for Ukraine  2. The European
Commission yesterday released its in-depth review into
macroeconomic imbalances, in which it called for “policy action”
on the German current account surplus, but accepted that steps
were being taken.  3. Greece seeking debt guarantees to aid
return to market  4. The ECB will hold its monthly meeting today
with expectations split over whether the bank will take further
action to fight low inflation. Recent stronger data, on
inflation and economic activity, may potentially allow the ECB
to avoid taking drastic action, according to the WSJ. 5.
Discussions between member states and MEPs are at a deadlock
over the plans for a banking union and in particular the single
bank resolution fund. Negotiations were called