Caroline de Gruyter
Caroline de Gruyter est la correspondante à Bruxelles du quotidien néerlandais NRC Handelsblad. Elle a, entre autre, été correspondante à Genève et au Moyen-Orient de plusieurs journaux néerlandais dont NRC Handesblad et Elsevier. Elle est l’auteur du livre “De Europeanen. Leven en werken in de hoofdstad van Europa” (Les Européens. Vivre et travailler dans la capitale de l’Europe) paru en 2006.
Updated: 23 February 2012
The Eurogroup president is coming in for increasing criticism. After a few political gaffes, the Dutchman stands accused of listening too closely to his team of cocky Finance Ministry officials. 
Forget the debate about austerity versus growth, the future of the single currency is being played out in the banking sector. As a result of the crisis, governments and financial institutions have become so interdependent that they have weakened each other. 
The International Monetary Fund, which recently warned Europe of the possibility of another crisis, forms part of the troika charged with rescuing countries in financial difficulty. However, over the last year under the presidency of France’s Christine Lagarde, the organisation which is often presented as a saviour has adopted a less conciliatory tone. 
He may avoid the limelight on the European stage, but in two years, Herman Van Rompuy has discreetly taken control. For the moment without a challenger, on 1st March he will most likely be chosen for a second mandate as President of the European Council.