“The complete abolition of democracy in Europe, the creation of a technocratic monstrosity…a ‘super’ Finance Minister with unlimited power, and with the ability to even reject budgets of sovereign states that are not aligned with the doctrines of extreme neoliberalism. For those countries that refuse to bow to the new authority, the solution will be simple: Harsh punishment. Mandatory austerity, more restrictions on the movement of capital, disciplinary sanctions, fines.”
Alexis Tsipras
Those ‘countries’ lost their sovereignty when they joined the Zone.