At one of the tensest moments, as Cyprus was seeking an alternative rescue package from Russia, the German Bundesbank announced the results of a new European Central Bank study indicating that average German wealth was lower than in the southern European states, largely because fewer Germans own their own houses. The message seemed clearly intended to influence the negotiations: Why should poorer Germans be expected to sacrifice to support Mediterranean millionaires?
在塞浦路斯救助谈判中，阶级政治也扮演着某种角色。在谈判最紧张的一个时刻，也就是塞浦路斯打算转向俄罗斯求援的时候，德国联邦银行发表了欧洲央行一个新的研究结论，指出德国人的平均财产拥有量低于南欧国家，主要是因为德国人较少拥有其住房的产权。这一举动明显是想影响谈判进程：凭什么让较不富裕的德国人去支持地中海地区的百万富翁呢？