Matthias Krupa
Since 2005, Matthias Krupa has worked as the deputy editor of the politics desk of weekly Die Zeit.
Updated: 31 October 2011
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By Matthias Krupa
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European Council: Unity dearly bought
9 December 201135121 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Eurozone crisis: Germany, the hobbled giant
3 November 20111118 Die Zeit Hamburg
Without doubt, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have taken a big step nearer their goal of a fiscal union. But at what price? Britain remains outside it. The salvation or the disintegration of the Union is now approaching. 
It dictates the agenda of EU summits, defines the rules, makes an entire continent wait, and always ends up imposing its will. With the euro crisis Germany finds itself alone at the head of the Union. But is it up to this new role?