The remaining barriers to cross-border mergers and acquisitions also need to be removed so that EU banks can grow big enough to compete globally. Although direct legal obstacles have been eliminated in Europe, indirect obstacles such as taxation – which can make a merger unprofitable – persist.
在跨界并购方面仍然存在的障碍也必须消除，以使欧盟的银行能够做大从而适应全球竞争。虽然直接的法律障碍在欧洲已经消除，但间接的障碍，如税收（可能让并购变得无利可图）则仍然存在。在这方面有些国家的政府也有责任。