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Germany versus the Euro?

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More than five years after the global financial crisis, the eurozone's southern countries remain economically and politically weak and its core economies are performing sluggishly. And now the German Constitutional Court has ruled against the European Central Bank's guarantee to buy distressed members' sovereign debt. Can – and should – the euro survive another brush with death?

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  1. A Surplus of Controversy
    tb3567c.jpg Tim Brinton

    A Surplus of Controversy

    Apr 8, 2014 Kenneth Rogoff calls for more facts and less populism in the debate about Germany's large trade surpluses.

  2. Poking the Eurozone Bear
    m5182c.jpg Barrie Maguire

    Poking the Eurozone Bear

    Feb 21, 2014 Brigitte Granville says that the European Parliament election in May could turn out to be the euro's gravest test yet.

  3. The ECB’s Bridge Too Far

    The ECB’s Bridge Too Far

    Feb 11, 2014 Ashoka Mody argues that the ECB's "outright monetary transactions" program is fundamentally flawed.

  4. Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory

    Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory

    Feb 10, 2014 Marcel Fratzscher worries that the German Constitutional Court has eliminated the eurozone's only credible financial backstop.

  5. Outright Monetary Infractions

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    Feb 9, 2014 Hans-Werner Sinn applauds the German Constitutional Court's ruling on the ECB's bond-purchase scheme.

  6. Europe’s Ungainly Banking Revolution

    Europe’s Ungainly Banking Revolution

    Feb 7, 2014 Daniel Gros examines the inelegant but fundamental innovation that is the Single Resolution Mechanism.

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