But the problems they point to were apparent in the years before the crisis, and they were not stopping growth then. What Europe needs more than structural reform within member countries is reform of the structure of the eurozone itself, and a reversal of austerity policies, which have failed time and again to reignite economic growth.
欧洲领导人依然认为，必须以结构改革为重中之重。但他们所指向的问题在危机前多年就已经显露无疑，并且此后从未停止扩大。与成员国国内的结构改革相比，欧洲更加需要欧元区本身的结构改革以及扭转紧缩政策&mdash;&mdash;紧缩政策在提振经济增长方面一而再、再而三地失败。