Because Europe’s political leaders have failed to manage the crisis effectively, the cost of ending it has risen. Indeed, an easily manageable financial crisis in Greece was allowed to grow into a life-threatening emergency for the states on the southern periphery of the European Union – and for the European project as a whole.
由于欧洲的政策制定者们无法有效应对这场危机，终结危机的花费也逐渐水涨船高。事实上，一场本可以轻易处理的希腊财政危机竟然演化成影响欧盟南部各国生死的紧急事件——甚至动摇了整个欧洲一体化计划。其中体现了极为糟糕的治国方略，而大部分的责难都会指向德国总理默克尔。