The reality is that the crisis was not born in Europe, but the fact is that because we were not prepared, because the Euro-area had not yet the instruments, we were very much affected by it – not only in financial terms, in economic terms, in social terms and in political terms.
Cette crise n'est certes pas née en Europe, mais c'est bien parce que nous n'y étions pas préparés, parce que la zone euro ne disposait pas encore des instruments requis qu'elle nous a frappés de plein fouet, tant sur le plan financier, qu'économique, social et politique.