The US faces major economic and social challenges, but its financial crisis appears to have essentially ended more than a year ago. By contrast, the European Union collectively met the challenge with a succession of false hopes. 
A solution to the EU’s banking problem would require a level of awareness and political commitment that has been sadly absent so far, especially in the largest euro area countries. 
      
      
      
      
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