The European Central Bank carried out a \u2018Comprehensive Assessment\u2019 of the banks which are now under its supervision. This identified 13 banks as needing to increase their aggregate capital by an estimated \u20ac9.5 billion.<\/p>
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Of these, four were in Italy (requiring \u20ac3.31 billion); two in Greece (\u20ac2.69 billion, but EU re-structuring plans means that essentially very little capital needs to be raised by them); two in Slovenia (\u20ac0.06 billion); one in Austria (\u20ac0.86 billion), Portugal (\u20ac1.15 billion), Cyprus (\u20ac0.18 billion), Ireland (\u20ac0.85 billion) and Belgium (\u20ac0.34 billion).<\/p>
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At the same time, the European Banking Authority announced the results of its EU-wide stress test which comprised of a slightly different sample of banks.<\/p>
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A process is in place to help ensure that the banks which failed the stress tests will address their capital shortfalls in a timely way.<\/p>
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They are required to submit plans to their regulators on how they intend to address their shortfalls in the two weeks after disclosure of the results.<\/p><\/li>
They will have between six and nine months to address capital shortfalls.<\/p>
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The Treasury has worked with the Prudential Regulation Authority to examine the risks to the UK and estimate these to be very limited.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
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We are also on course to invest more than £3.2 billion in flood and coastal erosion risk management works in England from April 2010 to March 2015. This funding will improve forecasting and early warning systems, maintain flood defences and improve flood protection for 165,000 households.<\/p>
In July, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Penny Mordaunt) was appointed as Minister for Coastal Communities to help coastal places realise their potential and build a sustainable future for themselves.<\/p>