The International Resource Journal: EU bank fund plan encouraging EU bank fund plan encouraging ================================================================================ Resource News on 12 July, 2010 10:22:00 IRJ July 12 - Proposals are being discussed by Europe’s top banks to create a bailout fund that would include the wider financial system contributing to financial rescues, said the EU Financial Services Chief. Two ideas were backed by EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier – taxpayers should not have to pay for bank bailouts and that banks should pay for bank rescues.