Much has been said and written in recent years about the shortcomings of the European Union in the banking sphere, most of it entirely justified. By any measure European authorities have a fairly dismal record when it comes to creating the profitable, competitive banking sectors that member states and their economies urgently need.
One area in which the EU has consistently shown both its value and its teeth, however, is over the question of state aid to banks.
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