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Can Europe survive the crisis?

Greek film-maker Constantine Giannaris and German novelist Juli Zeh compare their two nations‘ vastly different perspectives on the eurozone crisis

Constantine Giannaris and Juli Zeh

 

Juli Zeh (left) and Constantine Giannaris compare German and Greek perspectives on the eurozone crisis. Photograph: David Finck; Panagiotis Moschandreou for the Guardian

As elections across Europe this week threaten to deepen the Eurozone crisis still further, Athens-based filmmaker Constantine Giannaris shares his experience of austerity with German novelist Juli Zeh. Oliver Laughland listens as both lament the potential decline of the European project.