Excellent Article About German Leadership in the EU

Spiegel International has an excellent article about the euro area crisis by Jügen Habermas, not much to add:

Merkel's European Failure: Germany Dozes on a Volcano

Angela Merkel's government is forcing Southern Europe to undertake profound reforms while at the same time denying its own responsibility for the consequences of its crisis policies. Germany is risking a historic failure with its shortsighted wrangling.