We spoke about European Monetary Union, but we didn’t have it. The Stability and Growth Pact, contained in the Maastricht Treaty, laid down strict rules of budgetary discipline, which were immediately violated – and not by small countries, but by both France and Germany.
新协议反映出了一个清晰的认知，明白欧元的原本设计是有缺陷的。我们谈论欧洲货币联盟，但我们却无法拥有它。马斯特里赫特条约中的稳定与增长公约为预算纪律订下了严格的规条，但却迅速遭到违反，而且不仅是那些小国，而是法国和德国。