Reasons for the misgivings. The “Plan for growth in Europe” (see our bulletin yesterday) was particularly surprising in one anomaly: Germany and France did not sign it. The Franco-German couple has been so chided for taking a leading role in all major initiatives in recent months, particularly regarding strict budgetary discipline for the countries of the eurozone, that their silence over this parallel initiative has given rise to a number of question marks. I use the word parallel...