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Europe's common currency, the Euro, has been treating death for years.
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Now, with UK heading for European exit, Greece in perpetual crisis,
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and economic discontent fuelling nationalism across the continent.
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Can the Europe dwell the most ambitious financial experiment survive?
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Here's the situation,
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voters are fed up with economic failing of some EU countries and the lost of control to Brussels.
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Withdraw from the Euro has become a rallying cry for nationalist movements
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including Italy's five star movement, and Marine Le Pen's national front in France.
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Meanwhile, the Greek tragedy continues, government is struggling to meet critics' demands
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to keep the buyout funds flowing.
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Germany insisted for more austerity is left lingering,
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since the Greece might have to leave the currency union sooner or later.
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Adding to the problem is the Europe area slow recovery from its worst ever recession.
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Unemployment for people under 25 has been stocked above 40% in Greece and Spain,
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creating what some called a Lost generation of European youth.
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Here's the argument,
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the global financial crisis exposed the flaws in the common currency.
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When it was created by 11 countries in 1999, they agreed to share central bank
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and set an interest rates,
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but only a limited unified the approach the government spending or bank regulations.
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So when banks began to wobble and countries like Greece and Spain were push to the brink,
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the common currency admit they would tight to the Europe, leaving them with little option,
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but to accept massive government buyout in the Europe area.
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Germany, as the area's biggest economy, paid the lion share.
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Since then, Europe area leader said that strengthen the rule but to make the common currency more resilient.
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They argued even if Greece falls out of the block, the Europe will survive.
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European leaders have showed in time and time again,
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they will do whatever it takes to keep the currency going.
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And then, there's the politics, the Europe unlike other currency is more than means of payment,
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it's a symbol of Europe aspiration to unite in piece of prosperity.
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But some business leaders, analysts and politicians suggest
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the currency structure deficiency means its demise is just a matter of time.