The consequences are already visible: to avoid a complete meltdown, Cyprus has been forced to introduce capital controls – which everyone had thought were illegal and unthinkable within the eurozone. As a result, investors and depositors have learned that the erection of financial barriers within the currency area is indeed a genuine risk.
后果已经显现：为了避免完全崩溃，塞浦路斯被迫采取了资本管制——在欧元区，这是人人视为非法且不可想象的动作。结果，投资者和储户意识到，在货币区内部建立金融壁垒是个实实在在的风险。塞浦路斯人对欧洲充满了忿恨，极有可能主动退出欧元区。