Aid Denied for Eastern Europe

RGE writes:

At a March 1 EU summit, leaders made a new commitment to the single market - a response to concerns that any protectionist moves to prop up national industries would undermine EU unity - suggested a joint plan to deal with toxic assets is working and pledged support to CEE/SEE countries on a case-by-case basis but rejected pleas for a 180b euros ($230b) aid package for eastern Europe.

As the economy tanks further the development of events is getting more and more interesting to watch.