Could the Euro's Days Be Numbered?

Recommended read in Time about the current financial crisis being experienced by Greece and how it could create a failure of the European monetary unit, the Euro. One small part:

And what about the future of the euro? "I think it's quite possible we could see the euro gone in several years — or at least reduced to a currency only used by France, Germany and a few small nations keeping it alive," says Bob Hancké, an expert on European political economics at the London School of Economics. "The problem is that monetary union was never followed up by political union to coordinate budget and taxation practices and create euro-zone institutions and capacities to help member economies adapt to changes and turmoil. The result is member governments are left very few ways to deal with the current attack on Greek debt and the severe pressure that it's putting on the euro."