Hence the most reliable news came from Spain, giving the false impression that Spain was the most-if not the only-affected zone.

因此大多数可靠消息都来源于西班牙，这就人们误以为西班牙——即时不是唯一——是受感染区。

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While Europe has made bad decisions that have created a dangerous mono-culture in Spain, it also gave the impression of prosperity, one we now know was illusory.

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So even if the size of the EFSF is capped, the impression may well be created that French and German taxpayers have made an uncapped commitment to prop up Italy and Spain - which would infect the perceived strength of the French and German balance sheets.

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