They no longer need to deter a default by threatening Greece with expulsion from the euro. Instead, the EU can now rely on the Greek government itself to punish its people by failing to pay wages and pensions and honor bank guarantees.
反之，对欧盟当局而言，现在希腊违约的问题比此前认为的要小得多。它们不再需要威胁将希腊逐出欧元区来迫使它不违约。相反，现在欧盟可以让希腊政府自己去惩罚它的人民——无法在支付工资和退休金，也无法在兑现银行担保。