Let's go beyond vague declarations. How can we prevent Sunday's informal European summit restricting itself to a few declarations on the need to do something about the double-edged economic and financial crisis and Europe's determination to take appropriate measures? Organising this summit was not a simple process. A joint request for it was made by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy with the aim of holding discussions at the highest level, before the end of February, on the EU's intentions...