In 2011, Europe’s foundations began to tremble, as the eurozone’s sovereign-debt crisis, set in motion by the global financial and economic crisis that erupted in 2008, moved from the eurozone’s periphery to its core countries. The EU’s resilience – indeed, its very survival – is being called into question at a time of profound geopolitical transformation, in which a stronger Europe is essential.
2011年，2008年爆发的全球金融和经济危机催生了欧元区主权债务危机，该危机从欧元区的边缘国家蔓延到核心国家，欧洲的根基已经开始动摇。在发生深刻的地缘政治转型时期，更加强大的欧洲必不可少，欧盟的恢复力——确切的说是其生死存亡——却受到了质疑。