Germany, as the largest creditor country, is in charge, but refuses to take on additional liabilities; as a result, every opportunity to resolve the crisis has been missed. The crisis spread from Greece to other deficit countries, eventually calling into question the euro’s very survival.
最大的债权国德国掌握话语权，但却拒绝负担额外的债务；结果是解决危机的每一次机会都被白白地错过。危机已经从希腊蔓延到其他赤字国家，最终就连欧元的生存都受到了威胁。因为欧元解体会造成巨额损失，德国总是采取最低限度的措施防止欧元垮掉。