Is Collapse of European Union Imminent?

On March 29, 2019, amid chaos and economic uncertainty in his country, and the European Union, finance minister of Hesse state in Germany, Thomas Schäfer committed suicide. Hesse is home to Germanys financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have their headquarters. The European Central Bank (ECB) is also based here. Late Schäfer (54), who was Hesses finance chief for a decade, had been working relentlessly without much sleep to help companies and...