But the financial and economic crisis has demonstrated the benefits of euro membership. Ten years after the common currency’s introduction, the 16-member euro zone has the world’s second most important currency, accounting for more than a quarter of all central banks’ foreign-exchange reserves and having overtaken the dollar as the currency of choice for international bond issues.
但如今这场金融和经济危机已经彰显出成为欧元体系成员国的有利之处。引入共同货币10年以来，16个欧元国家拥有了世界上第二大货币，占据了全球中央银行外汇储备的1/4强，并正逐步取代美元，成为国际债券发行的可选货币。