A encruzilhada portuguesa na Economist

A ler, sem demora, este artigo da Economist sobre a situação de Portugal: 

How much austerity is too much?

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Mr Passos Coelho’s policies may have succeeded in emphasising Portugal’s differences from Greece. But he is also discovering that austerity cannot be pushed past a limit that is determined by voters, whether they are violently rioting in Athens or marching peacefully in Lisbon.

À beira de um ataque de nervos

A propósito do chumbo da Eslováquia à expansão do Fundo de Resgate Europeu, vale a pena ler este artigo do Financial Times...

«Ms Radicova said she had been contacted by Pedro Passos Coelho, the Portuguese prime minister, who told her that the deadlock in Bratislava was “giving him a heart attack” and that a renewed EFSF was key in allowing him to consolidate his country’s finances.»