“We have got a monetary federation. We need quasi-budget federation as well … We need quasi-federation of the budget.” – European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, The Guardian, 1-12-2010 “I deeply respect our Irish friends’ independence … but they cannot continue to say ‘come and help us’ while keeping a tax on company profits that [...]
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