There is also chatter in Brussels this evening about a letter signed by 12 European government heads, including Britain's David Cameron, Italy's Mario Monti and Spain's Mariano Rajoy.The missive lays out an eight-point plan to boost GDP in the region. But most of the attention tonight focuses on the two names absent from the letter – Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy
The German chancellor and French president traditionally launch the "call to arms" before an EU summit, points out David Gow from Brussels. So, does this mean that the pair could be ambushed at the next gathering, on 1 and 2 March. Is the rest of Europe staging a revolt against the Franco-German alliance at the heart of the EU?....