The euro crisis and its aftermath

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Bare-bones utopia

The day the euro ceased to be boring

The last utopia of the century

The walls of Frankfurt

Only one bed for two dreams

The orphan currency

Crises foretold, unexpected crises

Germany's long penance

The perfect culprit

The golden decade

The misfits

The dogs that did not bark

Agonies of choice

To help or not to help

Let the banks pay?

A lender of last resort?

Redemption through austerity?

Let's break it up?

The repair agenda

Fixing the economy

Sharing financial risk

A real or a mock budget?

A European safe asset

Governance reform

Conclusion

Euro crisis timeline

Glossary

Selected references.