germany, forced 2 buoy greece, rues euro shift

Germany, Forced to Buoy Greece, Rues Euro Shift

By NICHOLAS KULISH
Published: February 10, 2010


Berlin: As Europe edges toward emergency guarantees to stem market panic over one of the most profligate members of the euro bloc, the country that the region turns to for leadership, Germany, is suffering from growing doubts about the European experiment it long championed.

Reluctant German leaders now find themselves forced to help Greece remain solvent, or risk watching markets attack one weak member after the next, from Portugal to Spain to Italy, threatening the stability of the euro, the European currency Germany fought so hard to create.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/world/europe/11germany.html