Mr Juncker's little phrase. At the end of the week, Germany takes up its second presidency: that of the G-7, which is to meet in Essen at finance minister level. This is a fortunate coincidence, this simultaneous German presidency of the Council of the EU and of meetings with the United States, Japan and Canada on economic and monetary issues (to say nothing of the G8, of which Russia is also a member). And it is significant that the Essen meeting was so carefully prepared for by the...