自诩是成功和稳固的欧盟——同样欧元也是成功和稳定的货币——已经被围绕着希腊财政救援所发生的一系列事件而破灭了。没人知道这种传染病会传播到哪里,也不知道什么时候是一个结束。世界金融市场经常在恐慌边上摇摇晃晃。但是要想知道哪里发生了故障,只消抓住欧元区、美国和欧盟非欧元区国家即可。这个总体性的教训,包括政治和经济两个方面,涉及到这样一种危险的倾向,即将政治置于经济之上,而这一点在欧洲反复发生。欧元区危机已经直指欧洲设计自身的核心。整个设计 The self-proclaimed success and solidarity of the EU - and the euro as a successful and stable currency - have been shattered by a series of events surrounding the Greek financial rescue. No one knows where the epidemic will spread, nor do you know when it’s the end. The world financial markets often wobble on the edge of panic. But to find out where something went wrong, just catch the Eurozone, the United States and the EU non-euro zone countries can be. This general lesson, both political and economic, involves a dangerous tendency to place politics above the economy, a recurring event in Europe. The Eurozone crisis has been at the heart of European design itself. The whole design