With nothing but contradictory snippets flowing from the mouth of various and sundry EU talking heads, why does some one make a statement of this sort:

EU to do anything necessary on crisis -Berlusconi

ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) – European Union governments will do everything necessary to assure financial stability and avoid citizens losing any of their savings, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday.

“EU to do anything necessary on crisis -Berlusconi
Monday, October 06, 2008 9:24:00 AM

ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) – European Union governments will do everything necessary to assure financial stability and avoid citizens losing any of their savings, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday.

Berlusconi issued a statement in which he appeared to be speaking on behalf of all EU leaders.”

Ludicrous, given the inability of one hand letting the other know what is was doing.