Some of its member countries – certainly Greece, and probably Italy and Spain – need an independent monetary policy. Otherwise, they will continue to go from one crisis to the next, with countries that do fall within the optimal currency area – for example, Germany and France – facing the consequences.
首先，欧元区领导人必须认识到，欧元区目前的构成规模已经超过了欧洲最佳货币区。一些成员国&mdash;&mdash;希腊显然是，意大利和西班牙也许是&mdash;&mdash;需要独立的货币政策。否则它们将继续从一场危机走向领一场危机，而确实符合最优货币条件的国家&mdash;&mdash;比如德国和法国&mdash;&mdash;则需要收拾烂摊子。