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ANALYSIS - Europe tries to fill leadership void in crisis
"It's clear that when it comes to a response to the eurozone crisis, Germany is managing to stamp its view on the others," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform think tank in London. … "Unless they address the underlying issues, there could be defaults and recession," Tilford said.