World Economy 2001 - Europe Difficult choices in troubled times It's a rough call but most economists do not think a huge fiscal stimulus is needed to lay the ground for the region's recovery, |  Read Challenges abound for the European Central Bank The bank has provoked contrasting views by its response to the economic crisis, but its strategies are under even closer scrutiny now with the world's three largest economies either in recession or veering towards it |  Read A need to win over its citizens Brussels is beginning to think about ways it can close the gap between the government and the governed as EU member states prepare for enlargement |  Read