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September 30, 2012

For the Euro to Survive, Germany Must Reform

The Economist, The Economist

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STITCH by stitch, Germany is unravelling the carefully knitted deal that offered the euro zone the best chance yet of overcoming its crisis. Until this week European officials dared to imagine they had got ahead of the markets with two big moves.

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