FT SERIES - ARCHIVED
Future of the euro - (Archived Dec 15, 2010)
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An FT series on the eurozone crisis
Making eurozone safe from failure
In a series, the FT has explained how the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis could come to pass, and the choices that face its leaders. They should consider the euro’s successes as well as its challenges
Saving the euro: Bound towards a tense future
In the aftermath of a debt crisis that took the monetary union to the brink of disaster, states must overcome a clash of visions on centralisation and fiscal discipline to protect the currency’s credibility and promote much-needed growth
Saving the euro: Tall ambition, flawed foundations
The origins of the structural weaknesses that culminated in this year’s debt crisis reach back to the early days of the single currency
Saving the euro: Dinner on the edge of the abyss
The euro: late-night meetings, 24-hour negotiations, anxious calls from the White House – the possible downfall of the single currency was averted only by fraught last-minute meetings and intervention from outside Europe.
How Washington pushed Europe to save the euro
Fears of contagion prompted action
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Interactive timeline: The path to the euro
Explore the key decisions that led to the creation of the euro – and what has happened since – in this interactive timeline.
Economic disjunction within the eurozone
Explore the relative economic strengths of eurozone member countries in this interactive map
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