Photo Gallery Answering the 'German Question'
A protester in front of the Greek parliament holds up a poster depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a Nazi. The depiction has been a popular one in Southern Europe as Germany continues to support strict austerity measures during the ongoing euro crisis.
Cypriot protesters marching in Nicosia in March 2013 hold a banner comparing Merkel with Adolf Hitler.
A Cypriot protester targeted Merkel in this protest against the EU bailout deal in March 2013.
Another image of Merkel goes up in flames at an anti-EU bailout protest in Nicosia on April 4.
Cambridge scholar Brendan Simms says: "It is undeniably ridiculous to compare Merkel with Hitler. There's no excuse for doing so. But I differentiate between such demonstrations on the one hand, and on the other hand the entirely relevant subject of the German question, which is part of the European question."
Spanish demonstrators voice their opinion during Merkel's visit to Madrid in September 2012.
