Focal Points

Over the past year, as the eurozone crisis deepened, George Soros's voice has stood out. On the eve of a critical EU summit, this selection of commentaries, written exclusively for Project Syndicate, reflects on the causes and consequences of the eurozone crisis – and offers potential solutions.

Soros on Europe

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  • Newsart for How Europe Can Rescue Europe

    How Europe Can Rescue Europe

    LONDON – At their meeting in Rome last Thursday, the leaders of the eurozone’s four largest economies agreed on steps towards a banking unio…

  • Newsart for The Accidental Empire

    The Accidental Empire

    NEW YORK – It is now clear that the main cause of the euro crisis is the member states’ surrender of their right to print money to the Europ…

  • Newsart for New Year, Same Crisis

    New Year, Same Crisis

    DAVOS – The measures introduced by the European Central Bank last December, especially the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO), have reli…

  • Newsart for The Road from Depression

    The Road from Depression

    NEW YORK – Financial markets are driving the world towards another Great Depression with incalculable political consequences. The authoritie…

  • Newsart for Thinking Smaller in Europe

    Thinking Smaller in Europe

    NEW YORK – To resolve a crisis in which the impossible has become possible, it is necessary to think the unthinkable. So, to resolve Europe’…

  • Newsart for Germany Must Defend the Euro

    Germany Must Defend the Euro

    NEW YORK – Financial markets abhor uncertainty; that is why they are now in crisis mode. The governments of the eurozone have taken some sig…

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