6 Jan 2012: Hans Kundnani: Angela Merkel's pursuit of the stability culture espoused by 'ordoliberalism' leaves deficit economies facing greater austerity
26 Dec 2011: Aditya Chakrabortty: Every week brought more dire forecasts in the battle to save Europe's economic club. But 2012 will be its worst year yet
Nils Pratley: deep rifts remain between the key players aiming to rescue the euro from oblivion – and so a clearcut settlement this week remains unlikely