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June 20, 2012 Johnny Johnson posed this question on our Facebook page. Here's our answer.

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June 19, 2012 Does Greece have any alternatives to austerity?

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June 13, 2012 It's not just money. Germany fears a lack of control. German leaders think if they intertwine themselves more closely with the rest of Europe — without having some control over the actions of other countries — they will once again be on the hook for bailing out their neighbors.

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June 1, 2012 Here's what happened when a European currency union broke up after World War I.

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May 7, 2012 The election of Socialist Francois Hollande in France and the rejection of austerity policies in Greece raise serious questions about the future of the euro and the fate of the continent's economic union.

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March 13, 2012 What the solution to Europe's debt crisis has to do with a bar on the coast of Spain.

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December 16, 2011 Or: Why a mild-mannered technocrat faces life in prison.

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December 6, 2011 On today's podcast, European leaders want the European Central Bank to save the currency union. But the ECB is a reluctant superhero.

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September 23, 2011 "We need Greece, we need Spain, we need Italy," a cab driver told us. "It's the ending of war and it's the beginning of a new future. It's the dream for European peoples."

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September 9, 2011 An economic disaster from 90 years ago may determine the fate of Europe's economy.

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September 2, 2011 What's the worst that could happen? Bank runs, political riots and falling governments, for a start. Also, the end of the euro as we know it.

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August 19, 2011 "The Swiss dream of isolating themselves from trouble is just an impossible dream."

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August 16, 2011 Despite the euro's troubles, Estonia's still doing well. It has the highest growth rate and the lowest public debt of any EU country.On today's podcast, we talk to Estonia's president.

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August 5, 2011 "It's tough to be the Italian house in the deteriorating European neighborhood," PIMCO's head of European portfolio management tells us.

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