Philippe Legrain

LONDON – Euro zone finance ministers finally agreed on April 9 to a package of measures to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. But in the face of an unprecedented medical and economic emergency, they need to be much bolder.

Unlike many European countries, Germany has enjoyed solid economic growth over the past decade. But Merkel can scarcely take credit for that

The eurozone crisis greatly enhanced Germany’s financial clout within the currency union

Though Le Pen did worse than expected, her 34 percent in second round was nearly double that of her father in 2002