Greek ‘Shocker’ Stiffens Irish, Portuguese Resolve to Keep Euro
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As Greece dices with its status in the euro region, Ireland and Portugal say they will do whatever it takes to remain wedded to the single currency.
European leaders raised the specter of a Greek exit this week when Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a referendum on the country’s latest bailout package. While he later signaled there would be no vote, governments in Dublin and Lisbon spent yesterday distancing themselves from Greece and proving their mettle as euro region members.