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German Official Says EU Will Survive Euro Crisis

The Future of Europe & the Euro

Washington, DC
Friday, January 20, 2012

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle delivers an address on the "Future of Europe in a Globalized World." A former member of the German Bundestag, the foreign minister told the Brookings Institution that the European Union can survive the Euro crisis currently challenging the foundations of the regional alliance.

Updated: Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:16pm (ET)

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