The most obvious reason for the IMF’s actions is that Europe was failing to address its own problems, and had the power and influence to drag in the Fund. The IMF’s managing director has always been a European, and European countries enjoy a disproportionate share of the votes on the IMF’s board.
IMF采取行动的最显而易见的理由是欧洲无法解决其自身的问题，并且它有将IMF拖下水的力量和影响力。IMF总裁永远是欧洲人，欧洲国家在IMF理事会中享有不成比例的投票权。