The euro crisis has now turned the EU into something radically different. Far from being a voluntary association, the eurozone is now held together by harsh discipline; far from being an association of equals it has become a hierarchical arrangement in which the center dictates policy while the periphery is increasingly subordinated; instead of fraternity and solidarity, hostile stereotypes proliferate.
欧元危机已经彻底改变了欧盟的性质。欧元区不再是自愿组成联盟，仅仅靠严厉的规则才得以勉强维持。欧盟各国已经不再平等，相反却等级森严，核心国家任意决定政策，而外围国家只能俯首听命。联盟各国已不再团结友爱，而是相互间充满了敌意。