The bailout decision in 2010 transformed a normal commercial dispute between creditors and debtors – one that always arises when debtors fail to repay – into a dispute among sovereign states. This whipped up animosity among Europe’s peoples and provided ammunition for radical parties of all stripes, severely damaging the European integration process.
2010年的援助决定改变了债权人和债务人之间的普通商业纠纷——当债务人无法偿付时总会引起这类纠纷——使其演变为主权国家之间的纠纷。这煽动了欧洲各民族之间的敌意，也为各种激进政党的崛起创造了条件，严重危害了欧洲一体化进程。