Airing on Monday, July 13, 2015: Marketplace is reporting to you live from Greece, where we explore the details of the Greek bailout and talk to citizens about their struggles coping with the country's debt crisis. Plus: A look at Greece's currency woes. When it was introduced, the euro was a uniting force in Europe — a currency shared across borders. But it has morphed into a weapon, perhaps one just as powerful as any used in centuries’ worth of European battles. Not only has the shared currency kept Greece from offsetting fiscal austerity with easy money policies, but the euro has also backed Greece into a corner; it needs to meet European demands or it will run out of currency.
Airing on Monday, July 13, 2015: Marketplace is reporting to you live from Greece, where we explore the details of the Greek bailout and talk to citizens about their struggles coping with the country’s debt crisis. Plus: A look at Greece’s currency woes. When it was introduced, the euro was a uniting force in Europe — a currency shared across borders. But it has morphed into a weapon, perhaps one just as powerful as any used in centuries’ worth of European battles. Not only has the shared currency kept Greece from offsetting fiscal austerity with easy money policies, but the euro has also backed Greece into a corner; it needs to meet European demands or it will run out of currency.
