Portugal calls for EU financial bail-out
bbc
06-Apr-2011


Portugal's caretaker prime minister Jose Socrates has said that he has asked the European Union for financial assistance.

Mr Socrates said the country was "at too much risk that it shouldn't be exposed to".

The government has long resisted asking for aid but last week admitted that it had missed its 2010 budget deficit target.


>>>
recommended by Darius Kadivar

Share/Save/Bookmark