EUROPEAN UNION CRISIS

 Eurozone crisis 

The Eurozone crisis resulted from a combination of complex factors, including the globalisation of finance.

BBC News - In graphics: Eurozone crisis

In this new you have a very good graph and explanation about it.

http://www.eurozone.europa.eu/euro-area/topics/the-eus-response-to-the-crisis/

In response to the crisis the member states, the euro area and the European Union as a whole have taken a broad range of measures to ensure financial stability, support growth and employment and improve economic governance.