Reintroducing the national currency in order to depreciate it, but leaving the euro value of other financial instruments untouched, would destroy balance sheets and wreak financial havoc. The alternative – converting those other instruments into the new national currency – would tie up the offending country in litigation for years.
如今，这些资产和负债均是由欧元计价的。重新引入本国货币从以实现贬值而改变其他金融工具的欧元价值，这将摧毁资产负债表，引发金融浩劫。替代方案——将其他金融工具也转换为新的本国货币——将使一意孤行的国家在未来多年中诉讼缠身。