How to fix the eurozone In this installment of the POLITICO Global Policy Lab, we’re exploring the challenges facing the EU’s monetary union, and what can be done to address them.Please take the time to share your thoughts and fill out our survey. Your answers will be anonymous. We’ll use them to guide our discussion and report the most interesting results in upcoming newsletters. We’ll be collecting replies until Monday night. The POLITICO Global Policy Lab is a collaborative journalism project seeking solutions to challenges faced by modern economies in an age of political disruption and technological transformation. Join the community. Question Title * 1. The eurozone is... More or less fine as it is. Fine, but in need of some minor reforms. In need of a serious overhaul. Completely unsustainable. Question Title * 2. Has the eurozone done enough to prepare for the next financial crisis? Why or why not? Question Title * 3. The biggest beneficiary of the euro’s creation is... Germany. Italy. France. Small countries like Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland. Question Title * 4. First and foremost, the eurozone needs... more “solidity” (fiscal discipline and market-friendly reforms). more “solidarity” (fiscal transfers and other forms of assistance from rich countries to poor countries). Question Title * 5. The most important eurozone reform would be... A solid banking union. A joint eurozone budget with a eurozone finance minister. A eurozone-wide unemployment insurance scheme. A European Monetary Fund to assist eurozone countries in financial distress. Funding incentives for market-friendly reforms. Question Title * 6. Is it time for the ECB to bring its bond-buying program to an end and allow interest rates to rise? Yes. No. Question Title * 7. Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the eurozone? Why? Question Title * 8. Are you subscribed to Pro Financial Services? (POLITICO’s premium policy service for professionals tracking political and regulatory developments) Yes No If you replied 'no' to the above question, please note that as a Global Policy Lab Reader, you are entitled to 2 weeks of complimentary access to Pro Financial Services. To benefit from it, please send an email to pro@politico.eu with your details and we will activate it for you. Submit