But the eurozone is not only replicating other unions’ mistakes; it is repeating its own. While 25 of the EU’s 27 governments agreed to the “fiscal compact,” aimed at imposing fiscal discipline on member states, there is no guarantee that governments will not violate the rules, just as they violated those established by the Maastricht Treaty.
但欧元区不但在重复其他联盟的错误，还在重复其自身的错误。欧盟27国政府的25个同意了旨在为成员国施加财政纪律的“财政契约”，没人保证政府不会像违反马约一样违反这一契约。