When the European Union was created, it was the embodiment of an open society – a voluntary association of equal states that surrendered part of their sovereignty for the common good. The euro crisis is now turning the EU into something fundamentally different, dividing member countries into two classes – creditors and debtors – with the creditors in charge.
欧盟创立时曾是开放社会的化身——平等的国家自愿加入，为了实现共同的利益而放弃部分主权。但欧元危机彻底改变了欧盟的性质，将成员国区隔为两大类——债权人和债务人——而且由债权人说了算。