To be sure, European economic integration – a process that, one might say, culminated with the eurozone’s establishment – also brought clear political benefits. As Robert Schuman promised when he conceived the idea of a European Community, integration has prevented the recurrence of war between Germany and France.
平心而论，欧洲经济一体化&mdash;&mdash;有人会说，这一过程在欧元成立时达到了高峰&mdash;&mdash;也带来了显而易见的政治裨益。罗伯特·舒曼（Robert Schuman）在构思欧共体时承诺，一体化阻止了德国和法国之间再次爆发战争。但是否必要通过如此大规模的货币联盟实现这一目标仍可商榷。