In order to maintain essential financial services for citizens and businesses, governments have had to inject public money into banks and issue guarantees on an unprecedented scale: between October 2008 and October 2011, the European Commission approved €4.5 trillion (equivalent to 37% of EU GDP) of state aid measures to financial institutions.
Euroopa Komisjon kiitis 2008. aasta oktoobrist kuni 2011. aasta oktoobrini heaks 4,5 triljoni euro ulatuses (võrdub 37%-ga ELi SKPst) riigiabimeetmeid finantseerimisasutustele.