During the current financial crisis, many Member States are finding difficulty in servicing their public debt, since the deterioration in government bond spread is leading to a sharp rise in the cost of borrowing.

Bearing in mind that some Member States such as Greece have for many years struggled to reduce their public debt significantly, to what extent is the economic crisis affecting the solvency of Greece and of the Member States of the eurozone in general? At what rate of interest are Greece and the Member States of the eurozone borrowing? Based on the ten-year German government bond, what is the government bond spread for Greece and the Member States of the eurozone?