Gary Gibbon
Between Iceland and Portugal? Ireland’s turn for cash
Our Political Editor recalls the last time the Treasury got involved in a banking bailout – and wonders if there’s another reason George Osborne favours Ireland.
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Britain will not ‘bankroll’ Portugal, says Osborne
Britain will not pay a penny more than its legal obligations to help bail out Portugal, George Osborne stresses, as finance ministers meet in Budapest to thrash out a rescue package.
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Euro ministers hammer out scale of Portugal bailout
The terms and size of Portugal’s bailout is on the agenda as European finance ministers meet. Chancellor George Osborne has flown to Budapest for talks about the rescue package.
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Osborne: Portugal bailout shows cuts are needed
As Portugal becomes the latest EU country to ask for a bailout, George Osborne says the Government’s austerity measures are needed to prevent a similar crisis in the UK. Faisal Islam takes a look.
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Portugal calls for EU financial bail-out
Portugal’s Jose Socrates asks the EU for financial assistance, paving the way for the third bail-out after Greece and Ireland, and exposing the UK to a payment of up to £4bn.
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Portugal’s PM exits after austerity plan rejected
Portugal has been thrown into political uncertainty after prime minister Socrates’ resignation, but economists warn the upheaval has implications for the wider EU – including the UK.
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Protests in Portugal amid Irish austerity
As Faisal Islam reports from an Ireland reeling from the announcement of austerity measures, Siobhan Kennedy watches the protests in Portugal, the potential next bailout hotspot.
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Gary Gibbon
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Irish banking crisis: what now for Portugal and Spain?
As the details of the EU/IMF deal to rescue Ireland’s economy are finalised, what could be the impact on other countries potentially at risk of financial breakdown?
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Why are EU countries closing their borders with each other?
Schengen Agreement: Many EU countries have recently reintroduced ‘temporary controls’ at their borders, leading to questions as to whether a core fundamental of the European Union is collapsing.
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Why are Mexican cartels using Irish ports to smuggle drugs?
The Sinaloa cartel is one of Mexico’s most feared groups and there has been increasing evidence that it is expanding its networks in Europe and funnelling drugs through less obvious, more unsuspecting ports.
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My advice to England fans: be humble and enjoy the team and the ride
It’s possible this will be Gareth Southgate’s final tournament in charge of England, but if he fails to at least increase the level of entertainment for the nation, he’ll be ushered out with the same tone of frustration he was ushered in with.
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Afghan orchestra touring UK after fleeing Taliban
Musicians in the Afghan Youth Orchestra have said it is a “fantastic experience” to play in the UK after initially being denied visas to enter the country.
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Afghan Youth Orchestra to tour UK after Home Office visas U-turn
Musicians in the Afghan Youth Orchestra have said it is a “fantastic experience” to play in the UK after initially being denied visas to enter the country. The Home Office had refused the orchestra entry but after a public backlash reversed the decision. The musicians fled Afghanistan after the return of the Taliban, and currently…
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Soaring temperatures and wildfires – Europe battles a ‘heat apocalypse’
In parts of France forecasters are calling it a “heat apocalypse”, with thousands of people forced to flee spreading wildfires in the country’s southwest.
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Tory leadership race: Will new leader pledge to 2050 net zero goal
Four of the five candidates for the Conservative Party leadership committed to maintaining the government’s goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
