Greece and Italy are in trouble - Italy faces a high cost of borrowing and Greece has crippling debt payments it cannot afford.
Anna Diamantopoulou, the Greek Education Minister, told Sarah Montague that "there is a war of markets against Europe as a whole."
Lucio Malan, the Secretary of the Italian Senate, says that whilst China "has plenty of cash and it could be a good deal for them to buy some European debt", Europe has to rely on itself.
You can watch the full interview on BBC World News on Thursday 10 November at 1530 and 2130 GMT and on Friday 11 November 2011 at 0430 and 0930 GMT. And on BBC News Channel on Friday, 11th November 2011 at 0030 and 0430 GMT
