The Fate of the Eurozone

Greece has survived the worst of its economic tempest, but it will have to face more than a few storms in 2019.

Disenchantment with President Emmanuel Macron's reforms has grown into a movement that threatens to weaken the French government's ability to shape domestic and EU policy while strengthening extremist forces.

The success of the Euroskeptic, anti-immigration Vox party in Andalusia's regional election suggests that Spain is losing its immunity to European nationalism.

The European Commission is escalating its budgetary dispute with Italy by proposing an Excessive Deficit Procedure, which could lead to sanctions or other punitive measures.

Euroskeptic forces and smaller member states will be pushing hard to influence the election of a new European Parliament and the selection of a record number of high posts in the bloc.

Italy is forcing the European Union to take a hard line over its budget, but the shaky state of the country's banks might soon give Rome greater cause for concern.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, the one-time all-conquering politician, has proved incapable of preventing Germany's political fragmentation. And if polarization results in snap elections, the consequences will reverberate across the Continent.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, a steadying force in German politics for the past 13 years, is making her way toward a political exit in the near future. The shakeup will put Germany in a fragile position, which is worrisome for the European Union at large.

The European Commission has been insistent that Italy reduce its deficit, but the Italian government just announced it's going to do the opposite. As the two square off, financial markets will respond.