Hurrah! The eurozone’s crisis will be solved at the European Union’s summit, this Sunday. So participants at last Saturday’s meeting of finance ministers of the group of 20 leading advanced and emerging economies have suggested. Will such hopes be vindicated? No. It is conceivable – if unlikely – that the eurozone will find ways to manage its emergency. It is inconceivable that it will cure the illness, partly because members are in denial about its nature and partly because it is a chronic condition.
太棒了!在周日開幕的歐盟(EU)峰會上,歐元區危機就要得到解決了。在日前召開的二十國集團(G20)領先發達及新興經濟體財長會議上,與會代表如是說道。這樣的希望是否合理?并非如此。可以想象得到——即便可能性不大——歐元區將找出應對自身危機的辦法。但要說這將治愈歐元區的頑疾,則是不可想象的,部分原因在于歐元區成員國拒絕承認歐元區的特性,同時也是因為歐元區患的是慢性病。