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The article focuses on the economic conditions within European Union (EU) member countries and discusses how weak economies such as Greece, Ireland, and Portugal are more greatly impacted by the financial crisis than countries such as Germany and France. Topics include the funding measures taken by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the volatility of European bonds.

The article discusses the impact of a debt crisis in Europe on European banks. Banks' stock prices have fallen, reflecting a concern among investors about future bank earnings. Banks have become reluctant to lend money to one another, and some are hoarding cash. Banks have become more dependent on the European Central Bank for funding.

The article presents information on the economy of the European Union, as of December 11, 2010. It focuses on the strong economic recovery of countries such as Germany, Poland, and Sweden, and the question of whether this will be negatively affected by financial crises in other countries, such as Greece and Ireland. The actions taken by the European Central Bank to address this issue are analyzed.

The article speculates on what Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), will do to support his promise to save the euro from failing. Topics include the possibility that Draghi and the ECB will not create currency in order to buy government bonds to bail out the European economy, why Germany's Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann believes that the economic crisis is a political issue, and Draghi's hope that European national parliaments will fix the crisis together.

The article discusses the financial crisis in Europe and proposed solutions. The ideas that Europe needs a comprehensive deal to prevent the euro's collapse as well as a finance ministry that will provide supervision for the euro zone's banking system and have the authority to raise taxes are mentioned. Topics include the European Central Bank, Eurobonds, and German leadership.

The article looks at the dept of Greece, focusing on how the refusal of the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider restructuring the debt could cause a financial crisis similar to that of 2008-2009. The author discusses how the ECB is arguing with Germany over Greece's appeal for further loans. An alternate plan is reviewed in which European Union member countries must help finance Greece until its debt burden is sustainable.

The article presents information on the economy of the European Union (EU), as of December 11, 2010. It compares the EU to a city, and the financial crises of Greece and Ireland to burning buildings, arguing that the EU ought to have the economic policy equivalent of a professional firefighting force. The actions of Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, are discussed in this context.