Spain assures Europe, world that banking issues will be addressed ... sometime in mid-September

Prime Minister Rajoy: 'Between the Euro12 championship and all the fun summer festivals that Spain offers, there's just no time to worry about the banks. There's just so much happening in the summer.'

Above: The San Fermin Festival begins in Pamplona, Spain, on July 6, 2012. The street party will give way to several days of running with the bulls. Participating government officials said they would be in no condition to address the country's banking crisis "until at least mid-September."

Above: A human tower in Catalonia, Spain, during the Santa Tecla Festival in August and early September.

Above: The Champions of Euro2012 parade through the streets of Madrid, Spain , as revelers welcome their soccer heroes home.