EU’s Juncker Says Bailout for Ireland Not Imminent
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Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the group of euro-area finance ministers, said he doesn’t expect imminent agreement on a bailout for Ireland because Dublin hasn’t asked for support.
“I don’t think we’re nearing an agreement because Ireland didn’t put forward a request,” Juncker told Bloomberg Television in an interview in Frankfurt today. “The Irish think that they can keep the problems they’re facing under their control. They are not near the point where they would ask for external help.”