In the case of the banks that required state rescues, European competition rules are requiring divestment and downsizing. Institutions such as Royal Bank of Scotland, which for a time in 2009 headed the list of the world’s largest international banks, are being pruned by the EU’s Directorate General for Competition.
至于已经申请国家救助的那些银行，根据欧盟的竞争法规，要对他们进行撤资和瘦身。一度位居国际大行排行榜榜首苏格兰皇家银行（ Royal Bank of Scotland ）这样一棵大树，也正受欧盟委员会竞争总署（ Directorate General for Competition ）的修剪。