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Europe s banks; The fear factor;Preventing a big European bank run 欧洲;欧洲的银行们;忧虑因素;阻止一场欧洲大规模银行挤兑; In continental capitals and bank boardrooms thereis a common fear. It is that the slow jog of depositsleaving banks in Greece and, more recently, Spain,may turn into a full-blown run that quickly spreadsfrom bank to bank, and then from country tocountry. There have already been some warningsigns, such as a sudden acceleration of depositoutflows from Greek banks in May. 在欧洲大陆各国首府和银行的董事会议室里弥漫着一种担忧。 希腊各大银行的存款量正在平缓流失, 新近西班牙各银行也陷入同样境况, 这很有可能会转变成一场全面的银行挤兑风暴, 并迅速在银行乃至国家之间传播。 对此已早有征兆, 五月份希腊各银行的存款外流骤然加速就是例证。 A fierce debate is now taking place as to the best way to avert a run that, if it started, mightbe difficult to contain and could lead to massive capital flight from the euro zone speripheral countries, which have 1.8 trillion Euro in household deposits. Increasing numbers of people think the answer is greater financial integration.On May 30th the European Commission said there ought to be full economic and monetaryunion, including a banking union; integrated financial supervision and a single depositguarantee scheme. | 
