Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos, left, speaks with Portugal's Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar during a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.

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Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos, left, speaks with Portugal's Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar during a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. European Union finance ministers on Wednesday sought to agree on the creation of a single supervisor for banks across the 27-country bloc after France and Germany apparently patched up their differences over the issue. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) less