Nikolaus Piper
German author and journalist Nikolaus Piper (b. 1952) is New York correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Previously he was a reporter for the economy pages of Hamburg weekly Die Zeit.
Updated: 26 June 2012
The finale of the euro has begun, warns the Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Angela Merkel will have to decide before the EU summit whether and how Germany can save the common currency.