Laser manufacturer Trumpf relies on the euro zone for nearly half its sales.
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And so Europe's slow-motion crisis continues, and its recession deepens. Recent European Commission steps to solve the crisis included no deeper conversation about what surplus countries like Germany should do to help turn the tide. That's a pity, because the truth is that if the euro-zone crisis is to be solved, not all of Europe can, or should, look like the rolling hills of Stuttgart. Rather, Stuttgart may ultimately have to look a bit more like the rest of Europe.