With its attention focused on macroeconomics, the EU neglected to take the measures that would have put economic growth back on track: freeing up markets, cutting spending (rather than raising taxes), and, above all, further developing its greatest asset, the single European market.
由于聚焦于宏观经济，欧盟无暇采取那些让经济回到正轨的措施：开放市场，削减开支(而非增税)，而且最重要的是，进一步发展最大的资产：欧洲单一市场。