European Banks May Face Forced Recapitalization, Welt Says
European governments are considering setting banks a deadline for boosting their capital levels, the German newspaper Die Welt said, citing an unidentified person involved in the negotiations.
Under the plan, governments would force banks to accept public funds to increase their capital after the deadline has expired, the newspaper said today. For a public-funding guarantee to calm markets, European Union countries would have to act jointly, the newspaper cited the person as saying.
While there is no agreement on the proposal at this time, a decision may be taken within the next two weeks, the newspaper cited unidentified people involved in the negotiations as saying.
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