Europe's Debt Crisis - February 2012

Feb. 15, 2012

Author Beppe Severgnini on What Makes Italians Tick During Crisis

Protests in Greece Take Aim at Europe's Demands for More Cuts
Feb. 7, 2012
Protesters in Greece took to the streets again Tuesday, expressing anger over Europe's demands for more spending cuts and tax increases. James Mates of Independent Television News reports on the unpopular new round of austerity measures then Margaret Warner sets up her interview with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Italian Prime Minister: Eurozone Crisis Revives 'Prejudices' in Europe
Feb. 7, 2012
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said Tuesday that the eurozone crisis has brought up "old phantoms about prejudices between" North and South Europe.
Most EU Members Back 'Fiscal Pact' to Ensure Discipline, Punish Violators
Jan. 31, 2012
As European Union member states attempt to tackle their financial woes with a fiscal discipline deal, Gwen Ifill discusses the details with Margaret Warner, reporting from Stuttgart, Germany.
At EU Summit, a New Focus on Growth, Not Just Austerity
Jan. 30, 2012
Margaret Warner speaks with Jeffrey Brown from the European Union summit in Brussels, where there's a new emphasis on the need for growth, not just austerity measures, to keep the continent from facing another recession.
A Bronx Cheer in Brussels for EU Austerity
Jan. 30, 2012
As the 27 European Union leaders gather here for a summit on the continent's debt crisis, the city is a snarl of blocked roadways, stalled trains and buses, and many shuttered schools and shops.

Italy: Amid Eurozone Crisis, 'Going the Greece Way' Would Be Disastrous

Feb. 10, 2012

Languishing amid the eurozone crisis, all of Italy is hurting and under pressure from international creditors to bring down its massive national debt. Margaret Warner reports from Milan on an economy so big that a default could bring about the collapse of the entire euro system.

Amid Eurozone Crisis, How Germany Became Europe's Richest Country

Feb. 8, 2012

In Bailing Out Greece, Germans Eye 'Functional, Surviving Euro'

Feb. 9, 2012

Italy's Premier Mario Monti: Time to Focus on Growth in Europe

Feb. 7, 2012

In an interview with Margaret Warner in Rome, Italy's Premier Mario Monti said now is the time to start focusing on "how collectively we can achieve more growth in Europe." Monti also said "old phantoms" of resentment between the North and South of Europe had reemerged in light of the euro zone crisis.