he was specifically criticizing the vice chancellor and fdp leader philipp roesler. while it is understandable that he was very frustrated about philipp roesler's remarks, i think it is a little disingenuous of mr. juncker, because we're going into an election year in germany and it is inevitable that the other parties will distance themselves from chancellor merkel in the run-up to the election and tout their own ideas for saving the euro. >> no keeping politics out of this crisis. thank you for that. well, for all the tensions, the hopes for action from the ecb has given a lift to italy on the bond market. >> borrowing costs fell today but the auction about 5.5 billion euros of medium and long-term bonds. >> policy-makers in rome are breathing a sigh of relief. monday's auction of italian 10- year bonds was well-received and rates were attractive, too, falling below 6%. it was an encouraging sign after june's euro jitters drove up rates. the hope that the european central bank could reduce its bond-buying program appears to have eased tensions on financial markets.