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Photo Gallery The Divided Euro Zone

The rich countries of the northern euro zone are bearing the brunt of bailing out their debt-stricken fellow members. Resentment is growing among their populations, helping euroskeptic right-wing populists to win support. But there is little awareness of how much the European Union has done for their own countries.
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The rich countries of the northern euro zone are bearing the brunt of bailing out their debt-stricken fellow members. Here, young people in Madrid protest against austerity measures.

Foto: Denis Doyle/ Getty Images
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Resentment is growing among populations in the northern euro zone, helping euroskeptic right-wing populists -- such as Finland's True Finns -- win support. Here, True Finns' leader Timo Soini.

Foto: Martti Kainulainen/ AP
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Right-wing populist Geert Wilders is exerting pressure on the Dutch government, which relies on support from Wilders' party, over the euro-zone bailouts.

Foto: UNITED PHOTOS/ REUTERS
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There is also resentment at the fact that Germany and France are making agreements between themselves as to how to tackle the crisis. "We small countries have a problem with two large countries getting together and then wanting to impose something on us," says Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter (rear).

Foto: dapd
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Protests against privatization in Portugal. An invisible crack now divides the euro zone.

Foto: Mario Cruz/ dpa
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A taxi protest at Athens' international airport. Some northern Europeans feel their hard-earned euros are being unfairly used to support southern Europeans.

Foto: JOHN KOLESIDIS/ REUTERS
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