How did the european union respond to the 2009 economic crisis?

provided loans to countries that could not pay their debts.

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One of the ways in which the European Union responded to the 2009 economic crisis was by providing loans to countries that were unable to pay their debts. During this economic crisis, several European countries struggled to be able to repay or refinance their debts, or to bail out banks that were deeply indebted. Because of this, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided loans to countries such as Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Cyprus.

assessment is the missing word

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else