A miscellany

A number of interesting articles on matters European.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8966741/Eurozone-agrees-150bn-for-IMF-bail-out-despite-British-refusal-to-contribute.html

There would have been civil war in the Conservative Party if Osborne had said 'yes'.

Spiegel carries two anti-British articles:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,804616,00.html
The photo gallery choice is interesting

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,804572,00.html
I have never been a supporter of town 'twinning', but it is harmless.  The Tories in Bishops Stortford have made a loopy decision.


Two rather more thoughtful articles on relationship with Germany:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8965870/Germany-tells-Britain-not-to-give-up-on-Europe.html
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/benedictbrogan/100124993/we-should-listen-when-germany-says-the-eu-is-the-answer-to-its-war-guilt/

Two articles on Mario Draghi, ECB chief.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16253026
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielknowles/100124926/mario-draghi-more-dangerous-than-kim-jong-il/

Finally, some articles of general interest:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100013884/britain-the-imf-and-the-worlds-richest-beggar/


http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100124818/revealed-the-text-of-the-new-euro-treaty/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/75877614/New-Treaty
Is this a leak, or deliberate wrecking, or a 'sighter'.