Iceland, the first of many countries in the financial crisis to be submerged by its bloated banks, uniquely refused to make taxpayers pay for the follies of private bankers. For this choice the country was bullied by Britain and sued by the Efta Surveillance Authority. On Monday, the sorry saga ended as it should: with Iceland’s unqualified and final victory in the Efta court.
在本次金融危机中,冰岛是首个被本国过度膨胀的银行压垮的国家,但在遭遇此类问题的众多国家中,冰岛却是仅有的一个拒绝让纳税人为私人部门银行家的愚蠢行为埋单的国家。为此,冰岛曾受到英国的恐吓,并被欧洲自由贸易联盟监督管理局(Efta Surveillance Authority)起诉。周一,这段令人遗憾的故事以其应有的结局收场:冰岛在欧洲自由贸易联盟法庭上最终大获全胜。
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