the german question in the european union 1

Address the following in your paper:

  • Why is Germany a “reluctant hegemon” in the EU?
  • Why does Germany have to be assertive in the EU?
  • What are the benefits and costs of using a common currency for Germany, Greece, and the EU?
  • While Greece needs help, the German economy has also suffered a major recession itself. As an advisor, how would you advise the chancellor: to bail out or to kick out Greece? As a German taxpayer, are you willing to pay higher taxes to help Greece?

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write between 750 – 1250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, , lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals

found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street

Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo

Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.