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Ireland: Heh, where’s mine?
By Jamie Coleman || February 8, 2012 at 18:37 GMT
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- ECB Greek concessions may help Irish negotiating position–FinMin Noonan
Noonan is referring to negotiations on debts the Irish government got stuck with from Anglo Irish Bank.
That’s why you can’t start making exceptions to the rules. Greece ain’t that unique, despite what the europols tell us…
Making exceptions for Greece opens up the proverbial Pandora’s box.
Precisely. Lots of people have wrenches to throw. It is really difficult to see how the europols hold it all together over time.
There are T Shirts available.
http://www.zazzle.com/ireland_is_not_greece_yet_tshirt-235925338749755853
Greece by all accounts being a bit of a wreck of an economy, it has less to lose by leaving either the EU or the EZ than Ireland, as a developed economy, and corporation tax haven for many US/non-EU multinationals, would.
Hence Ireland really cannot play hardball – they simply have too much to lose.
If I may be allowed a second shot at this one, the T Short should read:
Greece is not Germany – yet.
So, Greece ain’t unique? I am Greek and certainly do not agree with that.
I will continue to differ in my response since poor, ”sensitive” Ireland did get something out of the Euro crisis: PEACE and QUIET by the int’l MEDIA that were NOT breathing down her …neck every step of the way, thus giving her a slight ”advantage” to try and recover from her very own Debt Crisis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Tanya, and not trying to be funny………..so, why do you think greece is being villified?
@farmer … Villified is a very harsh word, don’t you think? The truth is that Greece got bailed out FIRST, became a precedent in that (still) unknown EU …”experiment” and got all the magnified attention instead of Ireland, who was …”lucky” to be next in line, then followed by Portugal. That is the only reason why. Just because ”poor, ‘sensitive’ Ireland” was …carressed and pampered for only a week in November 2010, and not POUNDED DAILY (with many misleading reports, by the way!) for over two years that resulted in many COSTLY delays (=higher interest rates) does not give you or anyone the right to judge. // Also, stupid ”explanatory”…T-shirts will not help this disastrous economic path YOUR corrupt politicians and MINE have trapped US all into following … Remember not to rock the ‘Troika” boat ‘; WE are in it together! Why are you angry with ME? It was NOT my fault.