Since the eruption of the European crisis in 2009, the EU and the eurozone have experienced massive, unprecedented changes. Today, the eurozone is on its way toward implementing a banking union, probably followed by a fiscal union, which in turn will lead to a genuine political union that centralizes sovereignty over essential economic policymaking.
2009年欧洲危机爆发以来，欧盟和欧元区经历了前所未有的大规模变化。如今，欧元区正在走向银行联盟，或许喉头还会有财政联盟，而这反过来会产生真正的政治联盟，将重要经济决策的主权集中化。