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Can the euro-zone really break up?

There are several practical obstacles to leaving the euro-zone which mean that this is not an easy option. But if the benefits were deemed large enough, none of the obstacles would be insurmountable. And they apply even less to “core” economies like Germany than to the periphery.

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