First and foremost, the eurozone countries’ decision to admit Greece to the single currency in 2002 was woefully irresponsible, with French advocacy deserving much of the blame. Back then, Greece conspicuously failed to meet a plethora of basic convergence criteria, owing to its massive debt and its relative economic and political backwardness.
首先也是最重要的，2002年欧元区各国决定接纳希腊进入单一货币区，这是非常不负责任的，特别是法国应该承担主要责任。当是时，希腊明显无法满足多条趋同条款，因为其债务十分沉重，并且经济和政治也相对落后。