Walking the Highwire tells the story of the Eurozone Crisis from the perspective of the former
Vice-President of the European Commission who was responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs
in 2010-2014. It is a comprehensive European account that covers both events and decisions in
Brussels and Frankfurt and in the member states both in distressed countries and creditor
states. It also provides an economic-political analysis of the crisis and its management
recognising that the Euro was created politically and saved politically. Thoroughly researched
and based on economic analysis of the time reports on various meetings and the author's own
speaking notes and diary this book begins with a narrative of crisis management 2009-2012
before moving on to address the beginning of the recovery from 2013-2014. It concludes with the
lessons learnt from the crisis and a programme for reform of the Eurozone in the 2020s with
contemporary policy relevance. This is an entertaining and engaging account which will be of
interest to a wide audience: scholars and students practitioners and commentators of the
Eurozone.
