The year 2015 seemed close to overwhelming Europe. Various crises hit the continent, testing its unity, security and economic stability.
But, the continent seems to have survived—enough at least to head, perhaps a little unsteadily, into 2016. Greece didn’t leave the eurozone as economists thought it might back in July. The hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in Europe have, for the most part, found homes. The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine seems to be holding. And in their new year messages, Europe’s leaders seemed to agree there’s hope for the future.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel repeated her rallying …read more
Source: Newsweek
