the prospect the prospects for the euro i'm joined by vanessa rossi in london she's an associate fellow in international economics a chapman house also in london we have robert oulds he is director of the bruges group and in washington we go to garrett jones he's an economics professor with the market to center at george mason university her right this is crosstalk and that means crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but before let's look at a report about a country that may bring the eurozone to the brink of collapse. the eurozone is facing a crisis in which few can predict its outcome as financial markets and leading banks grapple with the greek debt debacle there are serious questions about the viability of the euro as a currency and whether greek default will strike a critical blow to this monitor experiment. overburdened with crushing debts greece is fighting for its financial and political life as lawmakers defend unpopular us charity measures meanwhile the european union the european central bank and the i.m.f. say these measures are the only way t