On the one hand, a complex set of national fiscal crises and Europe-wide banking problems calls for a comprehensive and detailed rescue operation. On the other hand, an underlying European governance problem – at both the national level and that of supranational European Union institutions – has been intensifying since the early 1990’s.
事实上，当前的欧洲危机反映了完全相同的要素组合，不同的要素需要不同的解决办法。一方面，复杂的国家层面财政危机和欧洲层面的银行问题需要全面、详细的援助方案。另一方面，基础性欧洲治理问题——既包括国家层面，也包括超越国家的欧盟制度层面——自20世纪90年代初开始便一直在恶化。