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Europe's Economic Crisis
Europe's Economic Crisis : Fact Sheet
Protesters in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens during clashes with riot police: A Greek default could be as painful for the global economy as Lehman Brothers' 2008 collapse.

Can Europe survive a Greek debt default?

Posted on February 16, 2012, at 2:42 PM

Skeptics worry that a new $171 billion bailout won't solve Greece's financial woes — and that Athens will inevitably fail to pay its bills

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : The List
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks with European Union leaders in Beijing on Tuesday: Europe hopes China will use some of its $3.2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves to bail out the struggling eurozone.

Why China should bail out the eurozone: 3 theories

Posted on February 15, 2012, at 3:13 PM

The EU is practically begging for a financial lifeline from the world's most populous nation. China isn't eager to get involved — but maybe it should be

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Opinion Brief
Anti-austerity protesters confront riot police Friday: Greek leaders have agreed to a new round of unpopular job and spending cuts.

Greece's austerity deal: Too little, too late?

Posted on February 10, 2012, at 1:02 PM

Trying to secure a massive European bailout, Greek leaders finally agree to major job and spending cuts. But European leaders insist that Greece do more

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Opinion Brief
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says S&P's credit downgrade of his country "changes nothing," though critics say it foreshadows disaster for the eurozone.

Will debt downgrades doom the eurozone recovery?

Posted on January 17, 2012, at 1:45 PM

Standard & Poor's docks the credit ratings of France, Spain, Italy — and even the rescue fund charged with bailing out struggling European nations

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : In-depth briefing
An employee of German steel company Salzgitter AG: Germany's unemployment rate in December stood at 6.8 percent; Spain's, by contrast, had risen above 20 percent.

The German economic colossus

Posted on January 13, 2012, at 10:37 AM

Europe's largest country is thriving while much of the continent faces economic ruin. Why?

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Instant Guide
British Prime Minister David Cameron effectively vetoed an economic deal that would have imposed strict new financial regulations on all EU nations, isolating his island nation from the rest of the EU.

The 'historic' economic deal to unite Europe — without Britain

Posted on December 9, 2011, at 5:22 PM

After Prime Minister David Cameron vetoes a treaty to save the euro, the eurozone casts the United Kingdom aside and forges ahead

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Opinion Brief
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented a plan Monday that would penalize eurozone countries with out-of-control deficits.

Will the Merkel-Sarkozy plan fix Europe?

Posted on December 6, 2011, at 11:48 AM

Europe's leaders move to impose fiscal discipline — just the sort of discipline that might have averted a debt crisis in the first place

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Instant Guide
Traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Wednesday: Stocks surged after the Federal Reserve and other central banks announced a joint effort to ease Europe's debt crisis.

The West's attempt to rescue Europe: A mere band-aid?

Posted on November 30, 2011, at 6:31 PM

Markets surge after wealthy nations unite to ease the European debt crisis — even though the eurozone's fundamental problems remain unsolved

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : The Bullpen
David Frum

David Frum: Democratize the EU

Posted on November 30, 2011, at 2:55 PM

If the EU is going to assume more control over debt-plagued nations' finances, it must first let Europeans elect the leaders in Brussels

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : The List
European Central Bank President Mario Draghihi: Some analysts say the Central Bank should flood the market with money to ease the continent's financial crisis.

5 ways to save Europe

Posted on November 29, 2011, at 10:47 AM

Europe is in crisis, and the fallout from its fast-approaching financial meltdown would hurt the U.S., too. Is a Fed bailout the answer?

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : In-depth briefing
"It's better to like beautiful girls than to be gay," Silvio Berlusconi once declared. The scandal-plagued Italian recently resigned as prime minister in the wake of his country's massive debt crisis.

The rise and fall of Silvio Berlusconi

Posted on November 18, 2011, at 11:01 AM

The era of Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving postwar prime minister, is finally over. Will Italy ever recover?

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Opinion Brief
A woman walks past television screens showing Silvio Berlusconi's farewell speech: The controversial Italian politician may have resigned as prime minister, but he still controls much of the media.

Is Silvio Berlusconi really gone for good?

Posted on November 14, 2011, at 12:12 PM

Italy's leader resigns over a crushing debt crisis, but some believe the survivor of myriad sex and corruption scandals will bounce back from this, too

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Fact Sheet
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is out and economists say the country's debt is way beyond what it can manage long-term.

Italy's debt crisis: Why everyone is panicking

Posted on November 10, 2011, at 11:37 AM

Fears that Italy will not be able to pay its creditors raises fears of another global economic meltdown

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Opinion Brief
In the end, it wasn't bunga-bunga sex parties that brought down Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi: Instead, it's Italy's massive debt crisis that provoked the controversial leader's resignation.

Will getting rid of Berlusconi solve Italy's debt problems?

Posted on November 9, 2011, at 9:52 AM

Italy's controversial prime minister bows to pressure and promises to resign — but analysts worry it won't be enough to save the debt-plagued nation

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : The Bullpen
Daniel Larison

Daniel Larison: Europe's Catch-22

Posted on November 7, 2011, at 10:45 AM

Dissent over the debt crisis in Greece proves that Western governments can rarely have both fiscal austerity and democratic accountability

 
Europe's Economic Crisis : Burning Question
As Greek voters continue to clamor for a renunciation of the unpopular bailout plan, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou may be forced to resign. But would any successor be better equipped to placate the nation?

Does Greece need a new government?

Posted on November 4, 2011, at 12:54 PM

The debt-burdened nation's prime minister, George Papandreou, is on thin ice after endangering a bailout his country desperately needs

 

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