For the second time in just a few months, Angela Merkel will have to explain to voters why Germany must bail out a fellow euro-zone member state. Skepticism is growing – amongst voters, in the media and within her party. Many want to see Dublin raise its low corporate tax. And so the saga continues …

Below are some great graphics from Spiegel Online, illustrating the extent of the EU’s rescue fund, money owned to German banks and the eurozone budget deficits.

Source: Spiegel Online, November 23, 2010 (hat tip: The Big Picture).

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