EU Commission president and Council president speak at joint press conference. Jonathan Raa/Demotix. All rights reserved.The Eurozone crisis, a complex issue with vast economic, political and social implications for all countries involved, has arguably been the most significant challenge the EU has faced since its inception.
European citizens have been required to develop informed opinions on a wide range of knotty questions on isues such as sovereign debt, restructuring and sustainability, budgetary discipline, integrating different countries' democratic mandates, the geopolitical power balance and the role of the troika - let alone on how to tackle the devastating social consequences of austerity policies.
As the European press reports on the refugee crisis unfolding across the continent, important media lessons can be drawn from another recent event: the Eurozone crisis. We spoke with a selection of journalists from mainstream European media and also the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.
