Dexit: what would be left of Europe if Germany quit the EU?

For years, dexit was treated as a marginal scenario, but rising support for the AfD has made Germany's exit from the EU, the eurozone and the Schengen area an increasingly serious subject of discussion. The costs of such a step would be enormous — both for Germany and for the entire European Union. Experts warn that without Germany, the European project would suffer deep weakening.