How Germany could come to kill the euro

Commentary feature in which author argues that his best guess is that the single currency will indeed eventually break up – and that the euro’s executioner will be Germany, the most powerful country and economy inside the European Union.

EUObserver, 23.11.10: Merkel warns euro in 'serious condition' http://euobserver.com/9/31337

Spiegel Online International, 23.11.10: 'Germany Must Make Clear That its Capacity to Fund Bailouts is Limited' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,730701,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 23.11.10: Merkel's Dilemma: Chancellor Faces Tough Sell on Irish Bailout http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,730578,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 29.11.10: The Disastrous Consequences of a Return to the Deutsche Mark http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,731798,00.html

ESO: Background information: Europe's Neverending Crisis. Can the Euro Still Be Saved? http://www.europeansources.info/record/europes-neverending-crisis-can-the-euro-still-be-saved/

Les Echos, 24.11.10: The mess at the heart of the euro (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/403511-mess-heart-euro

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 12.12.10: Deutschmark redux (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/428931-deutschmark-redux

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