Bundesbank chief: Eurozone crisis could last 10 years

Germany's central bank chief Jens Weidmann has said the eurozone crisis may take ten years to overcome, just as top euro officials claimed their response to the crisis is working.

"Overcoming the crisis and the crisis effects will remain a challenge over the next decade," Weidmann told Wall Street Journal in an interview published on 17 April 2013.

Wall Street Journal, 17.04.13: German Banker Warns Crisis Far From Over http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324493704578428552244471438.html

ESO: Background Information: US keen for Germany to lead EU out of crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-keen-for-germany-to-lead-eu-out-of-crisis/

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