How Long Until the Euro Crisis Flares Up Again? (Source thetrumpet.com) The latest economic date proves that another round of economic crises in Europe is not a question of if, but when. Europe’s economy is not getting better, and even Germany is struggling, according to the latest reports by Eurostat, the EU’s official statistics agency, released August 14. The Eurozone’s economy did not grow at all between April and June of this year, Eurostat reported. Both Germany and Italy saw their gross domestic products shrink by 0.2 percent. Across the Continent, nations are being forced to reduce their forecasts for economic growth. Meanwhile, Greece, Portugal and Spain are officially in deflation, with Italy on the brink.Both these trends could dramatically weaken the economy of southern Europe. Europe’s economy is awash with problems. So far, its leaders have responded to the euro crisis with temporary fixes, which have bought a few quiet months. German Chancellor Angela Merkel didn’t want to deal with the crisis until after she had successfully weathered the German election in the autumn of 2013. The EU is currently in the process of replacing its top leaders, so it’s trying to put off making major changes until all the new leaders are in place. But the euro is still fundamentally flawed. A block of countries cannot successfully share a single currency in the long term without a single government. The euro was designed to force European nations to come together into a superstate. Economic crises will keep exploding until these nations are forced to unify under a single government.